Wigforth Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wigforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
Wigforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wigforth is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wigforth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigforth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wigforth is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wigforth reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Wigforth is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Wigforth is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside.
Wigforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wigforth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wigforth surname declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wegforth | 88 | 18 | / |
| Wickforth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wigford | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wegfarth | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wegferth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bigford | 67 | 758 | / |
| Wegford | 67 | 39 | / |
| Begfort | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wegfart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wegfahrt | 63 | 128 | / |
| Wickford | 63 | 28 | / |
| Weckfort | 63 | 11 | / |
| Wegfehrt | 63 | 5 | / |
| Bickfort | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wegfahart | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bigfar | 57 | 166 | / |
| Bicford | 53 | 7 | / |
| Bickfor | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bigfard | 53 | 0 | / |
| Begford | 53 | 0 | / |
| Weakford | 50 | 23 | / |
| Beckfort | 50 | 6 | / |
| Vickford | 50 | 6 | / |
| Weckford | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bicfford | 50 | 0 | / |
| Bekfoort | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Wigforth
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