Wigholm Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wigholm Last Name Facts

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

Wigholm is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigholm? popularity and diffusion

Wigholm is the 1,658,108th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wigholm reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Wigholm is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 96,537. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 65 percent live, Södermanland County, where 11 percent live and Stockholm County, where 10 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wigholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigholm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigholm surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigholm8641/
Wikgolm8620/
Wighelm864/
Wihlm83129/
Wihllm774/
Wilhom773/
Wilm731,996/
Wolm7333/
Bygholm71130/
Vegholm718/
Wihlhem713/
Begholm712/
Wilheom712/
Wiggalm711/
Wihljam711/
Wihleim710/
Wewholm710/
Wilma671,613/
Willm67694/
Wolom67655/
Wilim67454/
Wilem67319/
Woelm67227/
Wolma67130/
Wolum67128/
Wilam67102/
Wilmo6798/
Wilmi6786/
Wilhm6760/
Waiolama6756/
Wilme6755/
Hvegholm6755/
Wolme6718/
Woolm6717/
Wolim6716/
Wolmy6714/
Wilom6711/
Wolmi675/
Wilum675/
Wolam675/
Wilím673/
Wilmy673/
Wolem672/
Wielm671/
Wei Hoe Lim671/
Willhome671/
Wolwm671/
Wollm671/
Wilhomme671/
Wilmé671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wigholm
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