Wigum Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wigum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wigum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigum occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Wigum are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 38,375. In Norway Wigum is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 38 percent reside, Western Norway, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Barring Norway Wigum occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Wigum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigum surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigum Last Name Statistics demography

Wigum earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning 362,942 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigum91594/
Wiggum9142/
Whigum9135/
Waigum917/
Wiegum911/
Whiggum8321/
Waigume835/
Waingum832/
Whighum832/
Bigum801,211/
Vigum8017/
Wigun809/
Wegum806/
Wygum801/
Baigum7318,337/
Beigum73880/
Vigume73206/
Wegoum73153/
Weigun7352/
Bighum7351/
Biggum7313/
Whigom7311/
Weggum733/
Bigaum733/
Vaigum731/
Wighom731/
Waigom731/
Wugoum731/
Bigumm731/
Bihgum731/
Baighum67540/
Vaigoum6724/
Beighum679/
Bigghum676/
Baigaum673/
Beigaum672/
Baaigum672/
Baigumm671/
Weugoum671/
Baiggum671/
Baijgum671/
Weigund671/
Baigoum671/
Wieghom670/

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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
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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 Wigum
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