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Where Does The Last Name Wigen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wigen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wigén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 370,091^st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wigen reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561^st most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 29 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States it is most frequent in: Washington, where 24 percent reside, Minnesota, where 18 percent reside and Montana, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Wigen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wigen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,805 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigen surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning 304,072 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,470 CAD per year.