Wigney Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wigney Surname Definition:

Or Vigny, from Vigny, near Pontoise, Normandy. Simon de Vigneio held one fee in Passey, Normandy 1165 (Feod. Norm.). Roger de Wignai, of Bedfordshire, 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

Wigney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3051:88,51010,201
Canada671:549,93446,038
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England171:3,277,533109,658
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wigney (107) may also be a first name.

Wigney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Vigny, from Vigny, near Pontoise, Normandy. Simon de Vigneio held one fee in Passey, Normandy 1165 (Feod. Norm.). Roger de Wignai, of Bedfordshire, 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Wigney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigney is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wigney is the 653,013th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wigney reside; 68 percent reside in Australasia and 68 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Wigney is also the 910,230th most common first name worldwide, borne by 107 people.

The surname Wigney is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 88,510. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 49 percent live, Victoria, where 36 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Besides Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wigney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigney surname grew 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wigney last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigney earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 61.58% more than the national average, earning $69,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.3% more than the national average, earning $57,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winey91490/
Wigny91203/
Wigne916/
Bigney83451/
Vigney8328/
Wighne8323/
Whiney8319/
Wainey8315/
Woiney832/
Wineay832/
Weigne831/
Weiney831/
Wugney831/
Wineyo831/
Winiey831/
Woigne831/
Wignez831/
Waigne831/
Wijney830/
Winhey830/
Wine8010,917/
Winy80249/
Whinney77453/
Weignez7714/
Waigene779/
Vighney773/
Wiggner771/
Wiggnes771/
Wiggnet771/
Weigned771/
Weignet771/
Boigney771/
Vigneay771/
Wignier771/
Waineya771/
Woignez771/
Beigney771/
Wuigner771/
Biney7325,471/
Vigne737,542/
Waine737,502/
Viney736,578/
Winya73962/
Vigny73937/
Winje73575/
Winyi73517/
Weine73267/
Wijne73216/
Wiene73103/
Bigne7391/
Weney7380/
Bigny7373/
Weiny7357/
Winie7353/
Wegne7346/
Winay7342/
Whine7338/
Winye7334/
Wineu7333/
Wineh7328/
Wuine7321/
Wigna7318/
Woine7313/
Winee739/
Winoy738/
Win'e736/
Winea736/
Winei735/
Whiny732/
Wainy731/
Hwine731/
Wineé731/
Woiny731/
Wegny730/
Woignier7163/
Waignier7143/
Weighner7142/
Wuignier7123/
Waignowe7121/
Waigenyi7112/
Whitneey712/
Vwhitney711/
Whitnhey711/
Woignowe711/
Whisnney711/
Veighney710/
Vignes674,374/
Vighne673,176/
Bineye672,815/
Winaya671,865/
Boiney67789/
Winayu67606/
Vignet67469/
Wägner67412/
Bainey67369/
Vigner67305/
Hwinya67285/
Wegnez67267/
Bignay67229/
Buiney67214/
Boigne67214/
Whinya67175/
Wisnes67145/
Wijnne67128/
Viogne67115/
Boigny6788/
Vignez6783/
Waigna6774/
Beigne6762/
Winiyo6750/
Winjoy6749/
Vignoe6748/
Visney6743/
Voiney6743/
Wégner6742/
Wainoe6736/
Veigne6733/
Woingnowe6733/
Wainie6732/
Weeney6731/
Winoyo6730/
Weijne6728/
Baigne6727/
Vieney6725/
Vineys6724/
Wågene6723/
Winetz6723/
Woinet6723/
Wügner6717/
Wiehne6715/
Weneye6714/
Wainea6712/
Wainee6712/
Woiner6712/
Wignäs6712/
Wisnyi6711/
Weinoe679/
Wihnyi678/
Bineya678/
Wainne678/
Wuinee677/
Whinne677/
Whinny676/
Voigne676/
Weisny676/
Winiya676/
Wainyo675/
Winiye675/
Bignoy675/
Wingay674/
Vitney674/
Bighne674/
Wingeh674/
Weinei674/
Wainya674/
Wheney674/
Vigneu674/
Waingnowe674/
Winyap673/
Winaje673/
Winayi673/
Wainyi673/
Winedt673/
Buigny673/
Veiney672/
Vignhe672/
Weneyu672/
Woinge672/
Vignie672/
Wignér672/
Uigner672/
Wienhe672/
Weaney671/
Hwaine671/
Hwinyo671/
Wainep671/
Woines671/
Winjie671/
Wienie671/
Weigneist671/
Weihne671/
Weinee671/
Weinet671/
Whinge671/
Weisne671/
Vikgne671/
Wayney671/
Winyah671/
Woineh671/
Winayo671/
Weneya671/
Wignas671/
Whaine671/
Vioney671/
Voigny671/
Wengey671/
Wignah671/
Wienya671/
Waingnier671/
Wainje671/
Wägnet671/
Winejo671/
Winhed671/
Winije671/
Winjeh671/
Winyoh671/
Winyuy671/
Woinhe671/
Buigne671/
Bignei671/
Binyey671/
Bineyo671/
Winiee671/
Wisnez671/
Woinie671/
Winesd671/
Beiney670/
Witnoy670/
Begney670/
Wingoe670/
Winoue670/
Weinez670/
Weinne670/
Vignue670/
Whinay670/
Bignee670/
Weinej670/
Winerr670/

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