Wiggill Surname

194,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,157 people bear this surname

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

Wiggill Surname Definition:

Place name in Yorkshire, England (Wighill).

Wiggill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9121:28,3363,648
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia341:793,99150,673
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wiggill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Yorkshire, England (Wighill).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wiggill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiggill is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiggill is the 194,750th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,378,556 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wiggill live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,912 people, or 1 in 28,336. In South Africa Wiggill is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Wiggill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiggill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiggill surname increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiggill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiggill surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Wiggill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.37% more than the national average, earning R 392,988 per year; in United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.94% less than the national average, earning $43,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggil929/
Wiggell8620/
Widgill865/
Wiegill861/
Wisgill861/
Wighill860/
Weigill860/
Wigil836/
Weighill80744/
Wiggli77138/
Wigell77126/
Vigill7721/
Wiggel774/
Wiegil771/
Wigiel771/
Weigil770/
Wigl7314/
Wigzell71589/
Weigell7141/
Wiegell7133/
Wieggel7125/
Widgell716/
Weighll713/
Weigiel711/
Weigcil710/
Wigsell710/
Vigil6760,232/
Weigl6712,209/
Weighell67559/
Wisil67249/
Bigil67121/
Waigl6751/
Wijil6751/
Wigel6721/
Wiegl673/
Wisll672/
Vigll671/
Wegil670/
Weiggele670/
Weiggeld670/

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