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Where Does The Last Name Waigh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Waigh (Marathi: वैघ) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waigh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,436,415^th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 32 percent of Waigh live; 32 percent live in Southern Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Waigh is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 90 percent are found, Gauteng, where 5 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Waigh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Waigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Waigh surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waigh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Waigh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.96% less than the national average, earning R 88,020 per year and in Canada they earn 36.91% more than the national average, earning $68,023 CAD per year.