Wighan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wighan Demographics
Wighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wighan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wighan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wighan is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wighan reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Wighan is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Wighan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 25 percent reside.
Wighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wighan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wighan last name decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Wighan
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