Wigant Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wigant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Wigant (17) may also be a first name.

Wigant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigant is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wigant are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wigant is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 1,589,732. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 43 percent are found, Iowa, where 12 percent are found and Oregon, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Wigant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigant surname rose 335 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigant surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 84.77% more than the national average, earning 639,439 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigant92486/
Wiegant92219/
Waigant92157/
Wigandt9299/
Wisgant921/
Wiggant921/
Weigandt862,481/
Wiegandt861,736/
Waigandt86360/
Weingant8635/
Weisgant865/
Waingant863/
Weighant862/
Wigand831,984/
Wygant831,427/
Vigant83346/
Bigant8372/
Wegant833/
Weingandt8044/
Waigandte809/
Waingandt804/
Weisgandt803/
Waiganndt801/
Wiegand7734,220/
Weigand7716,809/
Waigand77758/
Vigante77558/
Vigandt77262/
Vigants77257/
Weagant77238/
Weygant77216/
Wiggand7780/
Vaigant7753/
Veigant7736/
Bigandt7729/
Wijgand7718/
Wajgant771/
Baigant771/
Woigamt771/
Wyggant771/
Wegandt771/
Viegant771/
Wygandt771/
Weggant770/
Wighand770/
Whigand770/
Whygant770/
Weigantová751/
Weygandt711,153/
Weingand71707/
Weighand7157/
Viegandt7151/
Weygantt7126/
Veigantt7122/
Veigandt7120/
Weygante712/
Veigante711/
Vaigandt711/
Weagantt711/
Wieggand711/
Weagandt711/
Vighante711/
Weegandt710/
Wiggands710/
Waygandt710/
Weggandt710/
Weiggand710/
Wieygand710/
Wieghand710/
Weygantz710/
Weigands710/
Bigand671,310/
Vigand67273/
Wygand67223/
Wegand67125/
Vigont6751/
Wigond6712/
Weyhgandt679/
Weiggands678/
Begant671/
Vegant670/
Wygamt670/
Weyghandt670/

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Wigant Reference & Research

Wyant DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wyant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wigant
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis