Wignal Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Wignal Surname Definition:

From Wiggenhall; a location name in Norfolk.

Wignal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1171:24,5291,989
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wignal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wiggenhall; a location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wignal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wignal is found most in Jamaica. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wignal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wignal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wignal is the 1,028,911th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wignal are found; 51 percent are found in Caribbean and 51 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Wignal is most prevalent in Jamaica, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 24,529. In Jamaica Wignal is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 36 percent are found, Cornwall County, where 35 percent are found and Surrey County, where 29 percent are found. Excluding Jamaica Wignal occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Wignal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wignal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wignal last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wignal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wignal last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wignal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wignall924,840/
Wignail922/
Wignale920/
Winal911/
Whignall861/
Vignal835,100/
Bignal8394/
Winall8354/
Wygnal8324/
Winhal832/
Weinal831/
Winale831/
Wignol831/
Winjal831/
Winalt830/
Vignale771,688/
Bignall771,497/
Winhall77117/
Witnall7737/
Veignal7734/
Weinald7729/
Weinhal7723/
Vignial7715/
Winyall7714/
Wainald7714/
Vignhal7712/
Bignail771/
Vignall771/
Wainale771/
Woinale771/
Wisnall770/
Buignal770/
Wittnal770/
Viegnal770/
Winahle770/
Wingeal770/
Wignallová751/
Uinal731,180/
Vinal73937/
Binal73821/
Winol7393/
Wenal7325/
Wynal730/
Withnall71609/
Wignolle7120/
Waitnall711/
Winggial711/
Vignalle711/
Wainiale711/
Woinyale711/
Baignall710/
Wisniall710/
Weinihal710/
Weinhall710/
Witnhall710/
Whitnale710/
Vigneault675,552/
Vinhal671,888/
Vinall671,453/
Vignol67924/
Wigniolle67193/
Vinial67152/
Wygnał67129/
Vinale67111/
Begnal67105/
Vingal6791/
Binjal6757/
Weinehall6748/
Binyal6733/
Bignol6730/
Vainal6729/
Whenal6726/
Bainal6724/
Vihnal6723/
Wengal6713/
Binaul679/
Vinyal678/
Beinal675/
Wenall674/
Binail674/
Veinal673/
Binhal673/
Binial673/
Whithnall672/
Vitnal672/
Binall672/
Hvinal672/
Winole672/
Binaal672/
Whittnall671/
Bineal671/
Wajnal671/
Vinjal671/
Uinaal671/
Wenale671/
Wenail671/
Vigñal671/
Visnal671/
Vineal671/
Vinahl671/
Vienal671/
Weinol671/
Wainol671/
Wyhnal671/
Winiol671/
Boinal671/
Vional671/
Wisnol671/
Wynall670/
Wynhal670/
Vinalt670/
Weinheald670/
Wenalt670/
Vegnal670/

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