Wigin Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Wigin Surname Definition:

WIGGEIN: Surety was found in 1569 for Rynne Wiggein and Arche Wiggein in East Teviotdaill (RPC., I, p, 661). Perhaps from Wigan in Lancashire.

Wigin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wigin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WIGGEIN: Surety was found in 1569 for Rynne Wiggein and Arche Wiggein in East Teviotdaill (RPC., I, p, 661). Perhaps from Wigan in Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Wigin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigin is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Wigin occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Wigin are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wigin is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Wigin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wigin last name contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Waigene679/
Wisn677/
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Wiezien677/
Veingin676/
Wegn673/
Bign672/
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Bigienė672/
Vaingin672/
Waizgen671/
Bigginn671/
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Vign671/
Visgien671/
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Widdgen671/
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Wheisin671/
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