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
The last name Wighan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wighan occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wighan reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Scotland, where 25 percent are found.
Wighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wighan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wighan surname declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wighan surname is primarily 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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