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 more frequently found in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wignal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Wignal is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wignal are found; 51 percent are found in Caribbean and 51 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 24,529. In Jamaica Wignal is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 36 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 35 percent reside and Surrey County, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Jamaica it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Wignal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wignal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wignal last name expanded 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wignal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wignal are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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