Wigell Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Finland171:323,33523,349
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wigell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Wigell are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Wigell is most numerous in: Illinois, where 38 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 37 percent live and Finland, where 13 percent live.

Wigell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigell surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Wigell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigell9241/
Wiegell9233/
Wiggell9220/
Widgell926/
Wigel9121/
Weighell86559/
Weigel8332,575/
Wiegel835,592/
Waigel83707/
Wisell83425/
Bigell8392/
Wiguel8330/
Vigell8327/
Wizell8312/
Wugell836/
Wiggel834/
Wigiel831/
Wygell831/
Widgel830/
Wegell830/
Whigel830/
Woigel830/
Wigl8014/
Wheighell800/
Wiggill772,157/
Weigele77917/
Wiezell7785/
Weisell7740/
Wiesell7739/
Wieggel7725/
Baigell779/
Weigeld778/
Bidgell777/
Widgill775/
Weidgel775/
Wichell773/
Weigelp773/
Weighll773/
Weizell773/
Whisell772/
Weigiel771/
Veigell771/
Wiesèll771/
Weighel771/
Wisgill771/
Wiegill771/
Wizzell770/
Weigill770/
Weitgel770/
Bitgell770/
Waitgel770/
Wiseell770/
Whitgel770/
Wighill770/
Weigl7312,209/
Bigel731,001/
Wegel73868/
Vigel73831/
Wisel73276/
Wizel73178/
Waigl7351/
Wiezl7323/
Wygel7316/
Wigil736/
Wiegl733/
Wisll732/
Wiesl732/
Vigll731/
Wugel730/
Weighill71744/
Weigeldt7151/
Wijchgel7140/
Weichell713/
Waichell711/
Wichelle711/
Wiechell711/
Whichell710/
Weiggeld710/
Whitcell710/
Weiggele710/
Weisel673,161/
Wiesel672,720/
Veigel672,275/
Beigel671,713/
Weizel671,163/
Wiezel67581/
Wegiel67468/
Weggel67326/
Wexell67214/
Biggel67209/
Waizel67150/
Wiggli67138/
Wieżel67132/
Whisel6795/
Weagel6785/
Weigelová6784/
Weijel6783/
Begell6783/
Waisel6782/
Woisel6776/
Vaigel6773/
Baigel6771/
Biçgel6767/
Wajgel6759/
Visell6741/
Viegel6739/
Wezell6731/
Wesell6730/
Whitscell6730/
Wegelt6730/
Wichel6723/
Bizell6723/
Vigill6721/
Weygel6721/
Wysell6716/
Viguel6712/
Vegell6711/
Buigel6710/
Waijel6710/
Wiggil679/
Bidgel679/
Vighel676/
Wirzel676/
Bitgel675/
Bijell673/
Weiglt673/
Wisiel672/
Weicel672/
Boigel672/
Wysiel671/
Wiezil671/
Wetgel671/
Wetsll671/
Whichelld671/
Vitgel671/
Voigel671/
Vigelė671/
Wijhel671/
Wiegil671/
Weigelova671/
Weghel671/
Waigelová671/
Viggel671/
Wyzell670/
Weigil670/
Whizel670/
Huigel670/
Wiscel670/
Veigll670/
Wizzel670/
Wessll670/
Wesiel670/
Vighll670/
Weighl670/
Wedgel670/
Wygelt670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wigell
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