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 more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wighan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Wighan is primarily 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 surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Wighan is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it 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 prevalency of Wighan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wighan last name is chiefly 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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