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Where Does The Last Name Wighan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wighan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wighan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wighan is the 8,968,613^th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wighan are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Wighan is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Scotland, where 25 percent live.

Wighan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wighan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wighan last name contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wighan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.