Whiggam Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whiggam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiggam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whiggam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiggam occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiggam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Whiggam live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Whiggam is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Whiggam is most frequent in: Missouri, where 86 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Alabama, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live.

Whiggam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whiggam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whiggam surname increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whiggam Last Name Statistics demography

Whiggam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggam92329/
Whigam92126/
Whigham864,023/
Wiggham862/
Whihgam861/
Wigam836/
Whingham802/
Wiggan772,011/
Wigham771,743/
Biggam77475/
Whigan77310/
Waigam7714/
Whigom7711/
Vhigam777/
Viggam777/
Weigam771/
Wiegam770/
Whaingham751/
D'Whigham751/
Wiggand7180/
Biggham7139/
Whighan7117/
Weigham718/
Wehegam718/
Waingam716/
Waigame714/
Weingam714/
Woingam712/
Woigamt711/
Whiggon711/
Weigamd711/
Wihgham711/
Wiggant711/
Wiggann711/
Wuigham711/
Whigand710/
Wigan671,375/
Bigam671,340/
Vigam67120/
Wegam67107/
Wouhegam671/
Wighatem671/
Whighann670/
Weiggand670/

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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
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  • 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 Whiggam
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