Wigstad Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wigstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Wigstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wigstad occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wigstad.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigstad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wigstad live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Wigstad is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 20 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Wigstad occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigstadt | 93 | 19 | / |
| Wigstead | 93 | 11 | / |
| Wuigstad | 93 | 0 | / |
| Vigstad | 86 | 41 | / |
| Wikstad | 86 | 32 | / |
| Wichstad | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wixtad | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wickstead | 75 | 597 | / |
| Bygstad | 71 | 68 | / |
| Wikszta | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wixtead | 71 | 13 | / |
| Vikstad | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vegstad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Huegstad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bicsstadt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Viksta | 62 | 2 | / |
| Vicksta | 57 | 6 | / |
| Beckstad | 53 | 5 | / |
| Wegstoth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Becstead | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bekstead | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bexstead | 53 | 0 | / |
| Vixta | 50 | 26 | / |
| Beckstadt | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wigstad
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