Wygand Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wygand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wygand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Wygand Last Name Facts

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

Wygand is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wygand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,098,270th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wygand reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 52 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Wygand is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Wygand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wygand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wygand surname expanded 569 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wygand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wygand surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

The amount Wygand earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning $56,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weygand92715/
Waygand924/
Wygandt921/
Wygands920/
Weygandt861,153/
Wieygand860/
Waygandt860/
Wigand831,984/
Wygant831,427/
Wegand83125/
Bygand8313/
Vygand834/
Weyhgandt809/
Weyghandt800/
Wiegand7734,220/
Weigand7716,809/
Waigand77758/
Weygant77216/
Wigandt7799/
Wiggand7780/
Vaygand7723/
Wijgand7718/
Veygand776/
Wegandt771/
Wyggant771/
Wuegand770/
Weegand770/
Whygant770/
Whigand770/
Wighand770/
Weagand770/
Weyhngandt753/
Weigandt712,481/
Wiegandt711,736/
Weingand71707/
Vaygandt71455/
Waigandt71360/
Veygandt71102/
Weighand7157/
Weygantt7126/
Weygante712/
Weagandt711/
Wieggand711/
Wiggands710/
Wieghand710/
Weygantz710/
Weegandt710/
Weiggand710/
Weggandt710/
Weigands710/
Bigand671,310/
Wigant67407/
Vigand67273/
Weingandt6744/
Begand6731/
Wigond6712/
Waigandte679/
Weiggands678/
Vegand677/
Waingandt674/
Weisgandt673/
Wegant673/
Waiganndt671/
Wygamt670/
Voeygandt670/
Wegond670/

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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 Wygand
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