Whighton Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Whighton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Whighton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whighton is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whighton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Whighton occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Whighton live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Whighton is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 67 percent reside and Victoria, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wighton931,123/
Weighton8860/
Waighton880/
Bighton800/
Beighton751,238/
Baighton751/
Weighthan714/
Beghton670/
Boyghton631/
Waightam630/

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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 Whighton
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