Wignell Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wignell Surname Definition:

Wiggenhall is the name of several parishes in Norfolk.

Wignell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2741:98,52411,165
England1721:323,94224,037
Sweden491:200,95413,911
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wignell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wiggenhall is the name of several parishes in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wignell Last Name Facts

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

Wignell is found most frequently in Australia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wignell? popularity and diffusion

Wignell is the 599,225th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wignell are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 98,524. In Australia Wignell is most numerous in: Victoria, where 49 percent are found, New South Wales, where 38 percent are found and Western Australia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

Wignell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wignell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wignell Last Name Statistics demography

Wignell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winell92298/
Wignel920/
Bignell867,203/
Weinell86178/
Wignill865/
Witnell862/
Wägnell861/
Vignell861/
Winhell861/
Wisnell860/
Wienell860/
Winel8388/
Biggnell802/
Whinnell800/
Winehill800/
Weinel771,359/
Wenell77365/
Vinell77107/
Winiel7758/
Wainel7742/
Wynell7736/
Binell7729/
Vignel7727/
Wienel775/
Bignel775/
Winelt771/
Winill771/
Winael770/
Whinel770/
Wineel770/
Whithnell751/
Withtnell751/
Weinelt71648/
Vitnell71184/
Begnell71110/
Vigneul7171/
Weynell7151/
Weinehl7151/
Bignill7142/
Vigniel7131/
Wengell7112/
Wainele716/
Waynell715/
Weinhel712/
Wignail712/
Winhill711/
Bygnell711/
Bainell711/
Buinell711/
Winjill711/
Wisemll710/
Boinell710/
Weinele710/
Wittnel710/
Vingell710/
Whenell710/
Vinel671,754/
Binel67470/
Weinl67140/
Whennell6716/
Wenel6711/
Vinehill679/
Whitnill673/
Weinielt671/
Woinyele671/
Weingnil671/
Wethnell670/
Winil670/
Whetnell670/

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