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

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 potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wigant is the 717,442nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wigant reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Wigant is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 1,589,732. In The United States Wigant is most numerous in: Illinois, where 43 percent reside, Iowa, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Wigant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wigant surname rose 335 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wigant are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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