Wijgård Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wijgård Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijgård Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wijgård Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijgård occurs most in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijgård? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Wijgård is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wijgård live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västmanland County, where 60 percent reside, Östergötland County, where 20 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden it exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigård8623/
Weingård8012/
Vigård7725/
Wegård776/
Bigård773/
Wiegrd771/
Bisgård7176/
Veigård7115/
Visgård7113/
Wijgert717/
Vejgård712/
Viegård712/
Viggård711/
Waigerd711/
Wajgerd711/
Bejgård711/
Weigerd710/
Wijsgeer6735/
Bejegård6727/
Weigerdt6720/
Baisgård6719/
Vejsgård678/
Wågegård675/
Bigrd671/
Weijgert671/

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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 Wijgård
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