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

The surname Wigel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Wigel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wigel live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wigel is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname Wigel is most common in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Wigel is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent are found, Arizona, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Wigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigel surname declined 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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  • 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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