Wighman Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Wighman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wighman Demographics
Average Wighman Salary in
United States
$30,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wighman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wighman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wighman is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wighman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Wighman occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wighman reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 337,744. In The Netherlands Wighman is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 78 percent are found, Flevoland, where 10 percent are found and Utrecht, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Wighman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wighman has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wighman last name rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wighman Last Name Statistics demography
Wighman earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighman | 93 | 147 | / |
| Whighman | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wighmann | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wieghman | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wigman | 92 | 1,305 | / |
| Weighmann | 88 | 11 | / |
| Wiegman | 86 | 2,626 | / |
| Weigman | 86 | 781 | / |
| Bighman | 86 | 174 | / |
| Wijgman | 86 | 157 | / |
| Wigmann | 86 | 64 | / |
| Whigman | 86 | 20 | / |
| Woigman | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wiggman | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wigmaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wiegmann | 80 | 7,407 | / |
| Weigmann | 80 | 1,318 | / |
| Waigmann | 80 | 52 | / |
| Weghmann | 80 | 37 | / |
| Weeghman | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whisgman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayghman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weihgman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiogmann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegman | 77 | 4,899 | / |
| Bigman | 77 | 1,597 | / |
| Vigman | 77 | 58 | / |
| Wugman | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wygman | 77 | 9 | / |
| Uigman | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wegmann | 71 | 12,932 | / |
| Weegman | 71 | 164 | / |
| Veigman | 71 | 32 | / |
| Vigmane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wejgman | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beigman | 71 | 5 | / |
| Whigmam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Weygman | 71 | 3 | / |
| Weggman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voighemann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vighmam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weigmam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boigman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weagman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weegmann | 67 | 105 | / |
| Viegmann | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weegeman | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaigmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veigmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biggmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buigmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiggman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weagmann | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wighman
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