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

The surname Wighan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 8,968,613^th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Wighan is mostly found 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 widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 25 percent reside.

Wighan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wighan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wighan surname fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wighan Last Name Statistics ^demography

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