Wigandt Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigandt Surname User-submission:

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

Wigandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wigandt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

- changyboy

Wigandt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wigandt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wigandt is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wigandt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigandt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wigandt is the 1,860,621st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Wigandt live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Wigandt is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 38 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Maryland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Wigandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigandt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigandt surname grew 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigandt last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Wigandt earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.69% more than the national average, earning $61,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigandt932,481/
Wiegandt931,736/
Waigandt93360/
Wigand921,984/
Wigant92407/
Weingandt8844/
Waigandte889/
Waingandt884/
Weisgandt883/
Waiganndt881/
Wiegand8634,220/
Weigand8616,809/
Waigand86758/
Weigant86486/
Vigandt86262/
Wiegant86219/
Waigant86157/
Wiggand8680/
Bigandt8629/
Wijgand8618/
Wiggant861/
Wegandt861/
Wygandt861/
Wisgant861/
Wighand860/
Whigand860/
Weygandt801,153/
Weingand80707/
Weighand8057/
Viegandt8051/
Weingant8035/
Veigandt8020/
Weisgant805/
Waingant803/
Weighant802/
Vaigandt801/
Wieggand801/
Weagandt801/
Wiggands800/
Weigands800/
Waygandt800/
Weggandt800/
Weiggand800/
Weegandt800/
Wieghand800/
Wieygand800/
Wygant771,427/
Bigand771,310/
Vigant77346/
Vigand77273/
Wygand77223/
Wegand77125/
Bigant7772/
Wigond7712/
Wegant773/
Weyhgandt759/
Weiggands758/
Weyghandt750/
Weygand71715/
Vigante71558/
Vigants71257/
Weagant71238/
Weygant71216/
Vaigant7153/
Veigant7136/
Bighand7127/
Begandt7119/
Viegand7114/
Veigand7110/
Waygand714/
Boigand713/
Vigands713/
Weyhngandt713/
Vaigand712/
Weigandová712/
Baigant711/
Weigamd711/
Weigantová711/
Woigamt711/
Wajgant711/
Viegant711/
Wyggant711/
Weggant710/
Wiegond710/
Whygant710/
Weegand710/
Wygands710/
Wuegand710/
Weagand710/
Vaygandt67455/
Veygandt67102/
Weygantt6726/
Veigantt6722/
Weygante672/
Weagantt671/
Vajgandt671/
Veigante671/
Vighante671/
Weijgond671/
Weygantz670/

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