Wigden Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Wigdén (13) are calculated separately.

Wigden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigden is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Wigdén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Wigden is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wigden live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wigden is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Wigden is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 67 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Wigden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigden last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Wigden earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigdén9413/
Bigden83241/
Vigden8323/
Wegden832/
Waikden772/
Wickden771/
Whicden771/
Whegden770/
Bygden6755/
Begden672/
Wegdén672/
Wecden670/
Bigdin670/
Beagden620/
Bygdén50191/
Bygdin5013/
Vygdin502/

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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 Wigden
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