Wigstein Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wigstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wigstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wigstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigstein is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wigstein is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wigstein live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wigstein is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västmanland County, where 70 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 20 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Wigstein exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 35 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegstein88176/
Wikstein889/
Wickstein82105/
Wiksztein821/
Weikstein820/
Wegsteen7558/
Wekstein7550/
Vegstein7548/
Vicstein759/
Wexstein752/
Bixstein751/
Weckstein71244/
Weksztein718/
Vickstein718/
Wegksteen715/
Bickstein711/
Wetcstein710/
Bikhshtein671/
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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 Wigstein
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