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 last name Wiggel occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wiggel is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wiggel live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Wiggel is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Wiggel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiggel has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name 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 carrying the Wiggel surname is principally 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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