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 surname Wygant is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wygant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,669th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,106,900 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wygant live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,409 people, or 1 in 257,246. In The United States Wygant is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Wygant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wygant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wygant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wygant last name are 24.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.84% being registered with 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
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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 Wygant
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