Vishigh Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Vishigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 372 | 1:476,190 | 23,978 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Vishigh (36) may also be a first name.
Vishigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vishigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vishigh is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vishigh? popularity and diffusion
Vishigh is the 764,765th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Vishigh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vishigh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vishigh is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 36 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 476,190. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 96 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishiegh | 93 | 6 | / |
| Vuishigh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Vishisgh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Visigh | 92 | 8 | / |
| Visig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Visheikh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wishig | 77 | 27 | / |
| Veisig | 77 | 26 | / |
| Visegh | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vishik | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fishig | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vishic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bisigh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vittsig | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vishekh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vischeg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veshegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisig | 67 | 1,781 | / |
| Visic | 67 | 286 | / |
| Vishchik | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vicig | 67 | 6 | / |
| Visik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boyshigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisheig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishchyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viseg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vishigh
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