Wigge Surname
Approximately 846 people bear this surname
Wigge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 637 | 1:126,382 | 15,428 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Wigge Demographics
Average Wigge Salary in
United States
$61,079 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wigge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigge is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wigge is the 412,207th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. Wigge is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wigge are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 126,382. In Germany Wigge is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Wigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wigge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigge last name rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wigge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wigge surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wigge earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.55% more than the national average, earning $61,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning $40,687 CAD per year.
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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 Wigge
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