Wigle Surname

260,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wigle Surname User-submission:

Wigle, in many cases, is merely an Anglicized variation on the spelling of the surname Weigele, as in Johann Weigele who came to the 13 colonies from Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany in the 1700s and whose children chose to spell their name as Wigle in the latter part of the 18th century.

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Wigle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7631:475,04440,344
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Panama211:186,2985,509
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Israel201:427,88233,464
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:185,30916,412

Wigle (30) may also be a first name.

Wigle Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wigle, in many cases, is merely an Anglicized variation on the spelling of the surname Weigele, as in Johann Weigele who came to the 13 colonies from Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany in the 1700s and whose children chose to spell their name as Wigle in the latter part of the 18th century.

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Wigle Last Name Facts

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

Wigle is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260,746th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,839,008 people. The surname Wigle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wigle live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 475,044. In The United States Wigle is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Wigle occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 43 percent live and Panama, where 1 percent live.

Wigle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigle last name rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigle surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.29% registered with the party.

The amount Wigle earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.19% more than the national average, earning $71,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigley919,182/
Weigle913,313/
Wiggle91207/
Wigele9180/
Wiegle9152/
Waigle9118/
Wiogle910/
Whigle910/
Wiglie910/
Wiglei910/
Weigele83917/
Weigley83142/
Wiggley83102/
Wiguele8344/
Wiegley8323/
Weiglet836/
Wuigley832/
Wighley831/
Wigleys831/
Weigles831/
Wiguile831/
Wiglles831/
Weiggle830/
Whigley830/
Weighle830/
Whingle830/
Waigley830/
Weingle830/
Woigley830/
Wygle80524/
Bigle8074/
Wegle8022/
Vigle8011/
Wigly803/
Wägle802/
Wugle800/
Weighley7740/
Weiggele770/
Waigelle770/
Bigley734,216/
Wegele731,567/
Weagle73870/
Wegley73439/
Vigile73269/
Beigle73220/
Wägele73182/
Wiggli73138/
Biggle7368/
Whygle7358/
Vigele7351/
Veigle7346/
Vigler7345/
Weigly7340/
Wägler7328/
Wiggly7326/
Vaigle7320/
Baigle7319/
Huigle7315/
Weigla7310/
Vigles737/
Viegle735/
Weegle733/
Waigla733/
Biglea732/
Vigley732/
Wiglay731/
Biglei731/
Vighle731/
Wiegla731/
Wegile731/
Wesgle731/
Wiglys731/
Waigli730/
Wyggle730/
Boigle730/
Whigly730/
Bighle730/
Biglee730/
Weggle730/
Weugle730/
Wiegly730/
Buigle730/
Voigle730/
Beighle67397/
Weagley67306/
Weggler67127/
Biggley67123/
Veigele6785/
Bighley6764/
Vigille6754/
Buigley6746/
Veigler6743/
Veiglie6741/
Beigley6718/
Whygles6717/
Wegleiz6710/
Vaigile678/
Beiglee676/
Vigelle674/
Waigeli672/
Weigely672/
Baiggle671/
Wahygle671/
Vuigley671/
Wegleaz671/
Weigail671/
Whegler671/
Whegley671/
Wheglee671/
Wehglee671/
Weighel671/
Wegllei671/
Voigele670/
Wieghel670/
Veiglle670/
Weighly670/
Weigeli670/
Wighill670/
Baigley670/

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