Wygers Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wygers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wygers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium431:267,36432,244
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wygers Last Name Facts

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

Wygers is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wygers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wygers reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wygers is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 267,364. In Belgium Wygers is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Wygers Last Name Statistics demography

Wygers earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 275.99% more than the national average, earning R 893,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weygers92150/
Wygerse929/
Wyggers920/
Weygerse8613/
Wegers8391/
Wigers8363/
Bygers830/
Wiggers777,551/
Wiegers773,562/
Wijgers77303/
Weggers7795/
Weigers7754/
Wychers7749/
Wedgers772/
Wihgers771/
Witgers771/
Wizgers771/
Widgers771/
Buygers771/
Boygers770/
Wigrs730/
Wieggers71507/
Wichgers71328/
Wijgerse71191/
Weijgers71120/
Weingers716/
Wiggerss712/
Beyghers711/
Weygerze711/
Weighers711/
Wighgers711/
Withgers711/
Wijers672,074/
Vigers67231/
Vegers67123/
Weijgerse6727/
Wejers6718/
Bigers679/
Wegars673/
Weingersz672/
Wiggrs672/
Wiegrs670/
Begers670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wygers
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