Whighan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Whighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Whighan Demographics
Average Whighan Salary in
United States
$20,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whighan occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whighan is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whighan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 35 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and Tennessee, where 12 percent live.
Whighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whighan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whighan last name increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whighan Last Name Statistics demography
Whighan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning $20,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whighann | 93 | 0 | / |
| Whigan | 92 | 310 | / |
| Wighan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Whigham | 86 | 4,023 | / |
| Weighan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wighane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whigand | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wighand | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wigan | 83 | 1,375 | / |
| Weighand | 80 | 57 | / |
| Weighant | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wiggan | 77 | 2,011 | / |
| Wigham | 77 | 1,743 | / |
| Whigam | 77 | 126 | / |
| Wiegan | 77 | 46 | / |
| Bighan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Waigan | 77 | 34 | / |
| Weigan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vighan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Whegan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wicgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huigan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hbigan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vwigan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wigain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waingchan | 75 | 3 | / |
| D'Whigham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waigand | 71 | 758 | / |
| Vighane | 71 | 490 | / |
| Weigant | 71 | 486 | / |
| Waigant | 71 | 157 | / |
| Wiggand | 71 | 80 | / |
| Whiggam | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wijgand | 71 | 18 | / |
| Huigang | 71 | 16 | / |
| Weisgan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vaighan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wigatin | 71 | 8 | / |
| Weigham | 71 | 8 | / |
| Beighan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vighain | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wiggham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baighan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wigangc | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bigahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisgant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whingon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woingan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woigang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vhiganh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whihgam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whiggon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weigann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wihgham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiggant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiggann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuigham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whygant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weiganh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bighain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bighann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waigank | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vigan | 67 | 6,649 | / |
| Weigandt | 67 | 2,481 | / |
| Bigan | 67 | 704 | / |
| Waigandt | 67 | 360 | / |
| Wegan | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wigon | 67 | 58 | / |
| Weissgan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wugan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wigam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weisgant | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vighanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vighanhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisgham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigjahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wighatem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wégan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wygan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weiggand | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Whighan
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