Wigchering Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wigchering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigchering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Finland41:1,374,17650,379

Wigchering Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigchering has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wigchering click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigchering? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wigchering are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 603,113. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 75 percent reside and Groningen, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wichering9554/
Wigcherink9016/
Weichering901/
Wickering84120/
Wicherink84109/
Wigcheren842/
Weckering74120/
Wickerink7434/
Vickering747/
Wikkering745/
Wekcherin745/
Widkering742/
Bickering742/
Wikerink670/
Wikkerink63527/
Weckiring630/
Bickerink630/
Beckeringh60151/
Beckkering608/
Bekering561/
Bekkering531,193/
Beckerink5393/

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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
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  • 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 Wigchering
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