Wigel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wigel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Wigel (14) may also be a first name.

Wigel Last Name Facts

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

Wigel occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wigel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wigel are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wigel is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Wigel is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent are found, Arizona, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Wigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigel last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigel Last Name Statistics demography

Wigel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.04% more than the national average, earning $63,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigel9132,575/
Wiegel915,592/
Waigel91707/
Wigell91126/
Wiguel9130/
Wiggel914/
Wigiel911/
Widgel910/
Whigel910/
Woigel910/
Wigl8914/
Weigele83917/
Weigell8341/
Wiegell8333/
Wieggel8325/
Wiggell8320/
Weigeld838/
Widgell836/
Weidgel835/
Weigelp833/
Weigiel831/
Weighel831/
Weitgel830/
Waitgel830/
Whitgel830/
Weigl8012,209/
Bigel801,001/
Wegel80868/
Vigel80831/
Wisel80276/
Wizel80178/
Waigl8051/
Wiezl8023/
Wygel8016/
Wigil806/
Wiegl803/
Wiesl802/
Wugel800/
Weighell77559/
Weigeldt7751/
Wijchgel7740/
Weiggeld770/
Weiggele770/
Weisel733,161/
Wiesel732,720/
Veigel732,275/
Beigel731,713/
Weizel731,163/
Wiezel73581/
Wegiel73468/
Wisell73425/
Weggel73326/
Biggel73209/
Waizel73150/
Wiggli73138/
Wieżel73132/
Whisel7395/
Bigell7392/
Weagel7385/
Weijel7383/
Waisel7382/
Woisel7376/
Vaigel7373/
Baigel7371/
Biçgel7367/
Wajgel7359/
Viegel7339/
Wegelt7330/
Vigell7327/
Weygel7321/
Wizell7312/
Viguel7312/
Buigel7310/
Waijel7310/
Wiggil739/
Bidgel739/
Vighel736/
Wugell736/
Wirzel736/
Bitgel735/
Weiglt733/
Wisiel732/
Weicel732/
Boigel732/
Wysiel731/
Wiezil731/
Wetgel731/
Vitgel731/
Voigel731/
Vigelė731/
Wiegil731/
Weghel731/
Wygell731/
Viggel731/
Weigil730/
Wegell730/
Whizel730/
Huigel730/
Wiscel730/
Wizzel730/
Wesiel730/
Weighl730/
Wedgel730/
Wygelt730/
Weigelová7184/
Weigelova711/
Waigelová711/
Wheighell710/
Wiggill672,157/
Vigl67387/
Bigl67380/
Wegl67228/
Wiezell6785/
Veigele6785/
Wajgelt6783/
Wychgel6773/
Hvingel6762/
Wajgiel6757/
Wierzel6741/
Weisell6740/
Wiesell6739/
Wajsiel6732/
Wezl6727/
Weeghel6726/
Hwaisel6717/
Veigelt6714/
Vaigelt6712/
Wesl6712/
Wizl6712/
Baigell679/
Bidgell677/
Wejgelt677/
Weiglet676/
Widgill675/
Wisl674/
Weighll673/
Weizell673/
Whisell672/
Weighlt672/
Baigiel672/
Wiezzel672/
Beitgel671/
Wheizel671/
Weitcel671/
Veigell671/
Waizzel671/
Hwaizel671/
Wiesèll671/
Weirzel671/
Weihsel671/
Wisgill671/
Wiegill671/
Wexl671/
Wejl671/
Waihsel671/
Wizzell670/
Weigill670/
Voigele670/
Bitgell670/
Wiseell670/
Wishsel670/
Weihzel670/
Wheisel670/
Whitcel670/
Wighill670/

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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
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  • 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 Wigel
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