Wygant Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wygant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wygant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4091:257,24624,337
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

Wygant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wygant occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wygant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,669th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,106,900 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wygant reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,409 people, or 1 in 257,246. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wygant exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Wygant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wygant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wygant surname rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wygant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wygant surname are 24.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wygant earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.36% more than the national average, earning $81,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weygant92216/
Wygandt921/
Wyggant921/
Whygant920/
Weygandt861,153/
Weygantt8626/
Weygante862/
Weygantz860/
Waygandt860/
Wigant83407/
Wygand83223/
Wegant833/
Wygamt830/
Weyhgandt809/
Weyghandt800/
Weygand77715/
Weigant77486/
Vaygant77303/
Weagant77238/
Wiegant77219/
Waigant77157/
Wigandt7799/
Veygant7772/
Waygand774/
Wiggant771/
Wegandt771/
Wajgant771/
Wisgant771/
Weggant770/
Wygands770/
Weyhngandt753/
Weigandt712,481/
Wiegandt711,736/
Vaygandt71455/
Waigandt71360/
Veygandt71102/
Weingant7135/
Vaysgant7121/
Weisgant715/
Waingant713/
Weighant712/
Weagantt711/
Weagandt711/
Veysgant711/
Weggandt710/
Weegandt710/
Wieygand710/
Wigand671,984/
Vigant67346/
Wegand67125/
Bigant6772/
Weingandt6744/
Bygand6713/
Waigandte679/
Waingandt674/
Vygand674/
Weisgandt673/
Waiganndt671/
Begant671/
Vegant670/
Voeygandt670/

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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 Wygant
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