Wegheyan Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Wegheyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weghoyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beghean | 80 | 193 | / |
| Begheyn | 80 | 77 | / |
| Wegeyen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Begeyan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wageyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weighien | 75 | 0 | / |
| Veughean | 75 | 0 | / |
| Begeyn | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vegean | 71 | 6 | / |
| Begean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begoyan | 67 | 671 | / |
| Beghain | 67 | 272 | / |
| Wagayan | 67 | 268 | / |
| Beghein | 67 | 232 | / |
| Begiyan | 67 | 167 | / |
| Wageyen | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wagiyan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wegiyon | 67 | 28 | / |
| Begayan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beagean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vegayan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bejgean | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vegeant | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veghein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghain | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wegheyan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis