Wigl Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Wigl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wigl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigl is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wigl.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wigl is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Wigl reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Wigl is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wigl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigl has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigl8912,209/
Waigl8951/
Wigel8921/
Wigil896/
Wiegl893/
Weigel8032,575/
Wiegel805,592/
Waigel80707/
Wiggli80138/
Wigell80126/
Wiguel8030/
Wiggil809/
Wiggel804/
Weiglt803/
Wigiel801/
Wiegil801/
Weigil800/
Whigel800/
Woigel800/
Weighl800/
Vigl75387/
Bigl75380/
Wegl75228/
Wiggill732,157/
Weigele73917/
Weigell7341/
Wiegell7333/
Wieggel7325/
Wiggell7320/
Weigeld738/
Weiglet736/
Weigelp733/
Weighll733/
Weighlt732/
Weigiel731/
Wiegill731/
Wisgill731/
Weighel731/
Wighill730/
Weigill730/
Vigil6760,232/
Veigl671,263/
Bigel671,001/
Wegel67868/
Vigel67831/
Weighill67744/
Weighell67559/
Beigl67212/
Weiglová67182/
Bigil67121/
Vaigl67121/
Bigül6768/
Weigeldt6751/
Wijchgel6740/
Buigl6716/
Wygel6716/
Baigl679/
Weiglova675/
Wajgl675/
Viegl673/
Bigöl672/
Voigl672/
Vigíl671/
Uisgl671/
Waiglová671/
Weygl671/
Vigll671/
Wejgl671/
Wugel670/
Weiggeld670/
Wegil670/
Weiggele670/
Weagl670/

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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 Wigl
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