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
The surname Wigelius occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Wigélius. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigelius? popularity and diffusion
Wigelius is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wigelius reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 136,761. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 15 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Wigelius is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 24 percent reside.
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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