Woigt Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Woigt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woigt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Woigt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woigt is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woigt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Woigt is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Woigt live; 94 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 1,829,695. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 40 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 27 percent are found and Paraná, where 17 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Woigt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woigt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woigt surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigt89127/
Wogt8959/
Voigt8084,687/
Weigt803,220/
Woigk80153/
Boigt808/
Waigt806/
Wigth803/
Wogth802/
Woogt802/
Whigt802/
Wojgt801/
Woggt801/
Wihgt800/
Wiegt800/
Woygt800/
Wig75816/
Wog75112/
Voigts731,179/
Woitke73528/
Waigth7314/
Voigth7310/
Voigtt737/
Voigte732/
Woigke732/
Woitck731/
Whigte731/
Waigte731/
Vojigt731/
Wogtch730/
Voiegt730/
Vogt67128,124/
Wigg673,542/
Weig671,189/
Woog67679/
Wigh67550/
Wieg67391/
Wagt67266/
Whig67203/
Woidtke67185/
Boig67165/
Waig67138/
Woik6781/
Wogg6777/
Wogh6758/
Wegt6754/
Bogt6751/
Woigsch6712/
Voig6710/
Woug674/
Wohg674/
Witc673/
Wuig673/
Bigt673/
Wijg672/
Vwig672/
Vigt672/
Wihg672/
Wwig672/
Wgog672/
Wiqg672/
Wokt671/
Wigk671/
Woeg671/
Wokg671/
Woic671/
Wogp671/
Witq671/
Wiog671/
Wikt671/
Wigc671/
Hwig671/
Wigz671/
Wuog671/
Wwog671/
Uogt671/
Wict671/
Wyog670/
Whigthe670/

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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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  • 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 Woigt
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