Wiggel Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wiggel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiggel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wiggel Last Name Facts

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

Wiggel is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wiggel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggel? popularity and diffusion

Wiggel is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wiggel live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Wiggel is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Wiggel is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Wiggel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiggel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wiggel surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiggel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieggel9225/
Wiggell9220/
Wigel9121/
Weiggeld860/
Weiggele860/
Weigel8332,575/
Wiegel835,592/
Waigel83707/
Weggel83326/
Biggel83209/
Wiggli83138/
Wigell83126/
Wiguel8330/
Wiggil839/
Wigzel839/
Wigiel831/
Viggel831/
Widgel830/
Whigel830/
Woigel830/
Wigl8014/
Wiggill772,157/
Weigele77917/
Wigzell77589/
Weigell7741/
Wiegell7733/
Weigeld778/
Widgell776/
Weidgel775/
Weigelp773/
Weigiel771/
Weighel771/
Wigsell770/
Weitgel770/
Waitgel770/
Whitgel770/
Weigl7312,209/
Bigel731,001/
Wegel73868/
Vigel73831/
Wisel73276/
Wizel73178/
Waigl7351/
Wixel7324/
Wiezl7323/
Wygel7316/
Wigil736/
Wiegl733/
Wiesl732/
Wugel730/
Weighell71559/
Weigeldt7151/
Wijchgel7140/
Weisel673,161/
Wiesel672,720/
Veigel672,275/
Beigel671,713/
Weizel671,163/
Wiezel67581/
Wegiel67468/
Weixel67437/
Wisell67425/
Beggel67253/
Waixel67249/
Waizel67150/
Wieżel67132/
Whisel6795/
Bigell6792/
Weagel6785/
Weigelová6784/
Weijel6783/
Waisel6782/
Woisel6776/
Vaigel6773/
Baigel6771/
Biçgel6767/
Wajgel6759/
Veggel6749/
Viegel6739/
Wegelt6730/
Vigell6727/
Weygel6721/
Wixell6716/
Wiksel6716/
Wizell6712/
Viguel6712/
Buigel6710/
Waijel6710/
Bidgel679/
Vighel676/
Wugell676/
Wirzel676/
Bitgel675/
Weiglt673/
Wiexel672/
Wisiel672/
Weicel672/
Boigel672/
Wysiel671/
Wiezil671/
Wegzel671/
Wetgel671/
Vitgel671/
Voigel671/
Vigelė671/
Wiegil671/
Weigelova671/
Weghel671/
Wegsel671/
Waigelová671/
Wygell671/
Wiqzel671/
Weigil670/
Wegell670/
Whizel670/
Wheighell670/
Huigel670/
Wiscel670/
Wizzel670/
Wesiel670/
Weighl670/
Wedgel670/
Wygelt670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiggel
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