Wigeson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wigeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wigeson Last Name Facts

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

Wigeson is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wigeson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wigeson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiseson8622/
Wageson860/
Wigison860/
Wisetson80300/
Wiggison8014/
Wiguison801/
Wiggason800/
Wisesan717/
Begeson711/
Wisetsan67335/
Viggoson676/
Wisessan676/
Wojcison674/
Visetson672/
Wisedsan672/
Wisetsom671/
Wiseshom671/
Wyciszon671/
Wichison671/
Beggeson670/

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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 Wigeson
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