Wigil Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wigil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wigil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigil is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wigil live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Wigil occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggil919/
Wiegil911/
Wigiel911/
Weigil910/
Wigl8914/
Wiggill832,157/
Widgill835/
Wiegill831/
Wisgill831/
Weigiel831/
Wighill830/
Weigill830/
Vigil8060,232/
Weigl8012,209/
Wisil80249/
Bigil80121/
Wijil8051/
Waigl8051/
Wigel8021/
Wiegl803/
Wegil800/
Weighill77744/
Weigel7332,575/
Wiegel735,592/
Waigel73707/
Wegiel73468/
Wiggli73138/
Wigell73126/
Vigild7341/
Wiguel7330/
Wuisil7327/
Vigill7321/
Visgil7312/
Viguil735/
Wiggel734/
Vighil734/
Weiglt733/
Wisiel732/
Wiezil731/
Viegil731/
Viogil731/
Widzil731/
Wegild731/
Waizil731/
Widgel730/
Whigel730/
Woigel730/
Weighl730/
Weigele67917/
Vigl67387/
Bigl67380/
Wegl67228/
Wajgiel6757/
Weigell6741/
Wiegell6733/
Wieggel6725/
Wiggell6720/
Wizl6712/
Weigeld678/
Widgell676/
Weiglet676/
Weidgel675/
Wisl674/
Weigelp673/
Weighll673/
Weighlt672/
Baigiel672/
D'Vigil672/
Weighel671/
Weitgel670/
Waitgel670/
Whitgel670/

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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
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  • 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 Wigil
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