Wigny Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wigny (38) may also be a first name.

Wigny Last Name Facts

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

Wigny is found most in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wigny live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 38 people.

The last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 101,740. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Wigny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigny last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigny Last Name Statistics demography

Wigny earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigney91462/
Vigny80937/
Bigny8073/
Wigna8018/
Wigne806/
Wegny800/
Waigenyi7712/
Bigney73451/
Bignay73229/
Boigny7388/
Waigna7374/
Vigney7328/
Wighne7323/
Wignäs7312/
Bignoy735/
Buigny733/
Wignér732/
Waigne731/
Wignez731/
Weigne731/
Wugney731/
Voigny731/
Woigne731/
Waigeni6737/
Weignez6714/
Waigene679/
Vighnay676/
Vighney673/
Wiggnis672/
Boigney671/
Woignez671/
Beigney671/
Weignet671/
Weigned671/
Wiggnet671/
Wiggnes671/
Wiggner671/
Wuigner671/

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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 Wigny
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