Wigness Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wigness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wigness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigness is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigness? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wigness live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 24 percent are found, North Dakota, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Wigness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigness has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigness last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wigness earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.11% more than the national average, earning $60,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $32,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winess92718/
Wignes92130/
Bigness86391/
Vigness86200/
Wainess8659/
Weiness862/
Winesse861/
Wiggnes861/
Wines837,470/
Weineiss809/
Biggness809/
Witnesst801/
Vignes774,374/
Wyness771,261/
Waines77526/
Wisnes77145/
Whines77110/
Bignes7770/
Weness7766/
Wienes7743/
Weines7736/
Viness7726/
Wegnes7716/
Wignäs7712/
Biness778/
Winesh776/
Wignis775/
Winiss772/
Winesd771/
Wignez771/
Wineus771/
Woines771/
Weigneist751/
Vignesh712,507/
Visness7188/
Wågenes7153/
Weineis7152/
Bygness7143/
Vinesse7124/
Wayness7122/
Weinges7121/
Vignets7115/
Weignez7114/
Buignes7114/
Viegnes7113/
Boiness717/
Voignes716/
Winisse716/
Wegnesh714/
Wiggnis712/
Wisnies712/
Vighnes712/
Buiness712/
Wygenes712/
Vignest712/
Vieness712/
Weinest711/
Vitness711/
Vinhess711/
Woignez711/
Bainess711/
Bighnes711/
Bignesh711/
Wainesj711/
Waitnes711/
Woinesh711/
Winesch711/
Wynesss711/
Bigniss710/
Wiehnes710/
Binjess710/
Wesness710/
Weinyss710/
Weinies710/
Weyness710/
Vines6717,100/
Bines671,882/
Wynes67832/
Winis67338/
Wenes67320/
Vignisse6761/
Vighnesh6755/
Weijnjes6721/
Whitnies6716/
Woinesht674/
Winäs674/
Vaigneus674/
Winex673/
Uines673/
Huisness671/
Winhs671/
Wiggnnis671/
Weanness671/
Winez671/
Whitnest670/

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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 Wigness
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