Wigler Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wigler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Israel901:95,08511,065
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wigler (31) may also be a first name.

Wigler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigler has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name Wigler is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wigler reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wigler is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 37 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Wigler is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Wigler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigler last name rose 2,413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigler surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Wigler earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigler92527/
Wiegler92168/
Wiggler928/
Wiglert921/
Wigller921/
Woingler860/
Bigler8310,992/
Wegler83397/
Vigler8345/
Wägler8328/
Wygler8317/
Wugler831/
Beigler77127/
Weggler77127/
Veigler7743/
Viegler7721/
Baigler778/
Weglert775/
Biggler774/
Whegler771/
Bighler770/
Weiglerová753/
Beighler714/
Bighlher711/
Bügler67436/
Begler67413/
Vugler6742/
Vegler6732/
Bygler6711/
Végler678/
Vägler675/
Viglir671/
Weglrz671/

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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 Wigler
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