Wigelius Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Wigelius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Finland | 47 | 1:116,951 | 11,447 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
The alternate forms: Wigélius (2) are calculated separately.
Wigelius Demographics
Average Wigelius Salary in
United States
$68,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wigelius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigelius Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigelius occurs most in Sweden. It may also appear as: Wigélius. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigelius? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wigelius is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Wigelius occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wigelius reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Wigelius is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 136,761. In Sweden Wigelius is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent live, Jönköping County, where 15 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 24 percent live.
Wigelius Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wigelius earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.99% less than the national average, earning 238,842 kr per year and in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigélius | 96 | 2 | / |
| Wegelius | 88 | 310 | / |
| Vigelius | 88 | 198 | / |
| Bigelius | 88 | 25 | / |
| Wiselius | 88 | 24 | / |
| Wizelius | 88 | 16 | / |
| Wigilius | 88 | 15 | / |
| Weiselius | 82 | 13 | / |
| Viegelius | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wigylus | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wiselus | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vegelius | 75 | 30 | / |
| Vigilius | 75 | 26 | / |
| Wezelius | 75 | 23 | / |
| Weselius | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wiggalus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wichelus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vigeluss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vizelius | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wijelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichelhaus | 67 | 497 | / |
| Bigelou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waijelu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vigilus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesilus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wigelius
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