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

The surname Wiggel occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wiggel reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Wiggel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiggel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wiggel surname contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiggel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wiggel surname is predominantly 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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