Wigren Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden9261:10,634938
United States4251:852,84564,957
Finland831:66,2257,481
Norway111:467,48139,375
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Wigrén (8) are calculated separately.

Wigren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigren occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as: Wigrén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wigren.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,252nd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The last name Wigren is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wigren are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 10,634. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent live, Gävleborg County, where 11 percent live and Östergötland County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden Wigren is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Finland, where 6 percent live.

Wigren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigren last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigren last name are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wigren earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning 295,846 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $48,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigrén948/
Wikgren92144/
Wiegren921/
Wigreen920/
Wickgren8611/
Vigren83770/
Wegren8393/
Wygren8331/
Bigren834/
Wigrin831/
Weigrn831/
Vikgren7789/
Wegreen777/
Wegrzen775/
Waygren772/
Weigrin771/
Visgren771/
Weagren770/
Weggren770/
Vissgren7111/
Vickgren7111/
Wessgren711/
Wychgren710/
Wegryn67179/
Bygren6771/
Bigrin6732/
Wegrin6729/
Wigrim6725/
Vigrén6710/
Whengreen676/
Begren673/
Vägren672/
Vigrin672/
Vegren671/
Wegrzn671/

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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 Wigren
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