Wighe Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Wighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wighe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wighe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wighe (Marathi: िवघे) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wighe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Wighe is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Wighe reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wighe is most widespread in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent reside and Delhi, where 8 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Wighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wighe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wighe last name rose 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waighe9123/
Wighed917/
Weighe910/
Wighee910/
Wigher910/
Wige89158/
Weighed831,037/
Weigher8339/
Weyighe831/
Wainghe831/
Waghe802,643/
Vighe801,816/
Wigge80846/
Wiege80699/
Weige80310/
Waige80161/
Wiges8042/
Weghe8033/
Woige8013/
Wighs8010/
Whige805/
Wigih803/
Wigue801/
Wigha801/
Wioge801/
Wighi801/
Wighy801/
Wayinghe771/
Wegher73610/
Waeghe73423/
Wigier73107/
Huighe7383/
Weigha7379/
Wighio7372/
Bighei7370/
Vaighe7340/
Bigghe7325/
Vieghe7321/
Waiage7315/
Wigges7313/
Beighe7311/
Waiege739/
Weigee738/
Waghey737/
Bighea736/
Wigaha736/
Waghee735/
Vigghe734/
Wighyo734/
Waigue733/
Waiger733/
Weigez732/
Woinge732/
Waigha732/
Waiges731/
Wigeht731/
Wigiey731/
Weiget731/
Whiege731/
Whigie731/
Whinge731/
Vigheh731/
Woigha731/
Weghes731/
Wiguez731/
Wigetz731/
Wighid731/
Wayige731/
Waigez731/
Waisge731/
Vwiege731/
Wiggeh731/
Wigith731/
Wisger730/
Bighee730/
Woight730/
Weighd730/
Weighs730/
Weiges730/
Wiegeh730/
Wiggea730/
Wege675,497/
Bige675,405/
Vige67776/
Biyeghe67505/
Wiga67496/
Beighey67227/
Veighey67107/
Wiehage6790/
Wigi6744/
Wigy6738/
Wäge6721/
Wuge6718/
Weigetz6713/
Huighes6711/
Waighai678/
Weigett677/
Weisger674/
Wayigha673/
Waugher673/
Uige672/
Weigier672/
Waightt671/
Weigget671/
Wheiget671/
Uhigher671/
Wejigha671/
Waiguer671/
Vishghe671/
Wiggets671/
Weyeghe671/
Wiyonge671/
Boigheh671/
Whaight671/
Weigger671/
Wheiger671/
Wjge671/
Wiggest671/
Wigj671/
Waughie670/
Weagher670/
Huighey670/
Weihage670/
Weghett670/
Wickget670/
Veigher670/

Wighe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wighe in the Marathi language
िवघेivaghe-

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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
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  • 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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