Wigdel Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wigdel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigdel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway741:69,4909,776
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wigdel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigdel has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wigdel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigdel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Wigdel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wigdel live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wigdel is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Other than Norway Wigdel exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Wigdel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigdel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigdel surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigdel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wigdel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning 344,418 kr per year and in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigdell929/
Wigdehl927/
Bigdel83424/
Vigdel83115/
Wegdell7726/
Bigdell772/
Wegdl730/
Bikdel6712/
Bigdil671/
Bygdell6244/
Begdil506/

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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 Wigdel
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