Wigger Surname
Approximately 7,103 people bear this surname
Wigger Surname Definition:
From the Old Norse, Vikarr; in the Domesday Book, Wigar, Wigot, Wiegar, Wiga; from the German, Wick, Wicke, Wickert; from the Dutch, Wiggers; from the Danish, Weeke, Wegge, Wich, Wiecke, Wigh, Wijg, Wick; from the Swedish, Wickert, Wik, Wigert; a personal name.
Read More About This SurnameWigger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,533 | 1:22,787 | 3,018 |
| Switzerland | 1,495 | 1:5,494 | 835 |
| United States | 1,244 | 1:291,366 | 27,026 |
| Netherlands | 481 | 1:35,108 | 5,894 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
Wigger (89) may also be a first name.
Wigger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Old Norse, Vikarr; in the Domesday Book, Wigar, Wigot, Wiegar, Wiga; from the German, Wick, Wicke, Wickert; from the Dutch, Wiggers; from the Danish, Weeke, Wegge, Wich, Wiecke, Wigh, Wijg, Wick; from the Swedish, Wickert, Wik, Wigert; a personal name.
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Wigger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigger (Arabic: ليغر) is most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wigger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigger? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,691st most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,025,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wigger are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wigger is also the 1,011,231st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 89 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 3,533 people, or 1 in 22,787. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany Wigger exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Wigger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wigger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wigger last name increased 715 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wigger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wigger last name are 29.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wigger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wigger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wigger in the Arabic language | ||
| ليغر | lyghr | - |
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