Wigdor Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Wigdor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigdor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2611:32,7884,621
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wigdor (42) may also be a first name.

Wigdor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigdor is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigdor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Wigdor occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wigdor reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wigdor is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 42 people.

It is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 32,788. In Israel Wigdor is most prevalent in: Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent are found, Central District, where 22 percent are found and Southern District, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Wigdor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigdor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wigdor last name rose 5,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigdor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wigdor are 8.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wigdor earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.68% more than the national average, earning $59,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 98.59% more than the national average, earning $98,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigdore926/
Vigdor83245/
Wygdor831/
Bigdor831/
Wigdur831/
Wigdar831/
Vigdorth7114/
Vigdorova6739/
Vicdor6725/
Bicdor678/
Vugdor671/
Bigdar671/
Vicdorz623/
Begdour623/
Veagedor571/
Vikdorova531/
Vikdar5035/
Vegdar501/
Bekdor501/
Begdar501/

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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 Wigdor
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