Weigh Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Weigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:318,38923,763
Wales661:46,8874,434
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia471:574,37741,856
India331:23,244,406321,547
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales691:22,7311,304
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Weigh (17) may also be a first name.

Weigh Last Name Facts

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

Weigh is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Weigh is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Weigh are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Weigh is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Weigh is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 318,389. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 40 percent are found, Cheshire, where 23 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Not including England Weigh is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Weigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weigh has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 365 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 102 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weigh last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weigh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.91% less than the national average, earning R 128,544 per year; in United States they earn 60.34% more than the national average, earning $69,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weig891,189/
Wegh891,098/
Wigh89550/
Beigh806,723/
Veigh80117/
Waigh8062/
Wijgh8043/
Weegh8031/
Wiggh8029/
Wiegh8011/
Weugh805/
Wigth803/
Weagh803/
Wesgh801/
Wuegh801/
Waegh801/
Whigh801/
Weigz801/
Weikh800/
Weigs800/
Weisg800/
Weieg800/
Weg75892/
Wig75816/
Wawegh7388/
Weigue7322/
Waigth7314/
Weickh735/
Wajigh734/
Beyigh732/
Hweigz731/
Beiggh731/
Waiegh730/
Wagh6748,023/
Beig6710,077/
Vigh679,281/
Weik674,111/
Wigg673,542/
Vegh672,552/
Begh672,523/
Wegg67482/
Weeg67467/
Wieg67391/
Weix67324/
Whig67203/
Wegs67193/
Waig67138/
Wigt67127/
Weag6788/
Weug6784/
Veig6773/
Bigh6755/
Wegt6754/
Wikh6719/
Wihk6716/
Weigová6712/
Woigsch6712/
Wehg674/
Wekh674/
Wuig673/
Weiq673/
Vwig672/
Wiqg672/
Wijg672/
Wwig672/
Wihg672/
Wheg672/
Weqg672/
Wekg671/
Wiog671/
Wihc671/
Wehq671/
Wigc671/
Wigk671/
Weihock671/
Wigz671/
Uegh671/
Beihagh671/
Hweg671/
Woeg671/
Hwig671/
Weyg671/
Wecg671/
Weigova671/

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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 Weigh
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