Whighams Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whighams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whighams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Whighams Last Name Facts

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

Whighams is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whighams? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whighams is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Whighams occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whighams live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 50 percent reside, Florida, where 42 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Whighams Last Name Statistics demography

Whighams earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigams860/
Bighams8036/
Wiggams804/
Whigans800/
Wigans7144/
Bigams715/
Wiggans671,062/
Wiegans673/
Wigains671/
Weigans670/
Wiggains6340/
Baigahans596/
Begams5766/
Wygans5717/
Bigoms5716/
Wigons571/
Wegans570/
Bigans570/
Vigans570/
Biggans53177/
Wiggons5312/
Beigans537/
Biggoms534/
Begamsh533/
Beegams533/
Weggans531/
Weegans531/
Viggans530/
Weggems530/
Uighanze502/
Wiggoins501/

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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 Whighams
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