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Where Does The Last Name Wighton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wighton is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wighton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Wighton is the 329,892^nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,489,355 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Wighton reside; 42 percent reside in Australasia and 42 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 60,528. In Australia it is most common in: South Australia, where 33 percent are found, Queensland, where 23 percent are found and New South Wales, where 16 percent are found. Besides Australia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Wighton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wighton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wighton Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wighton surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wighton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.67% more than the national average, earning R 626,580 per year; in United States they earn 32.16% more than the national average, earning $57,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $54,764 CAD per year.