Wigers Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Norway

Wigers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wigers (17) may also be a first name.

Wigers Last Name Facts

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

Wigers occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigers? popularity and diffusion

Wigers is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Wigers is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wigers live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Scandinavia. Wigers is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

The surname Wigers is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil Wigers is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 72 percent are found and Paraná, where 28 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 24 percent are found and Norway, where 22 percent are found.

Wigers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigers surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigers Last Name Statistics demography

Wigers earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 45.67% more than the national average, earning 504,129 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggers927,551/
Wiegers923,562/
Wijgers92303/
Weigers9254/
Widgers921/
Wihgers921/
Witgers921/
Wizgers921/
Wieggers86507/
Wichgers86328/
Wijgerse86191/
Weijgers86120/
Weingers866/
Wiggerss862/
Wighgers861/
Woiegers861/
Withgers861/
Weighers861/
Wagers834,073/
Wijers832,074/
Vigers83231/
Wegers8391/
Wygers8357/
Bigers839/
Wugers831/
Weijgerse8027/
Weingersz802/
Biggers776,737/
Weijers774,803/
Viggers771,058/
Waijers77274/
Weygers77150/
Viguers77149/
Weggers7795/
Wijhers7782/
Viegers7732/
Wygerse779/
Waziers775/
Wedgers772/
Vigiers771/
Weisers771/
Waisers771/
Wiegirs771/
Witcers771/
Wiggars770/
Waggers770/
Weigars770/
Wyggers770/
Bidgers770/
Waaijers7197/
Weijerse7119/
Huijgers7118/
Buijgers7113/
Weygerse7113/
Biggiers7113/
Beigiers711/
Biggerss711/
Weiijers711/
Bittgers711/
Viegaers710/
Viggiers710/
Boidgers710/
Vigors67257/
Vigars67234/
Vegers67123/
Bügers6776/
Visers6726/
Wejers6718/
Vagers675/
Vicers675/
Wegars673/
Vizers671/
Bygers670/
Begers670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wigers
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