Wighe Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wighe Demographics
Average Wighe Salary in
United States
$33,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wighe (Marathi: िवघे) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wighe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wighe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Wighe live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Wighe is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Wighe is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live.
Wighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wighe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wighe last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wighe Last Name Statistics demography
Wighe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wighe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wighe in the Marathi language | ||
| िवघे | ivaghe | - |
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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 Wighe
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