Wighus Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wighus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wighus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wighus Last Name Facts

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

Wighus is found most frequently in Norway. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wighus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wighus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wighus reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Wighus is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway Wighus is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent reside, Central Norway, where 4 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Wighus Last Name Statistics demography

Wighus earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.56% less than the national average, earning 281,856 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wighaus929/
Wieghus921/
Wighu9122/
Wigus913/
Wieghaus86234/
Weighous8616/
Weigus8323/
Wiegus834/
Wiggus831/
Waigus830/
Wigu8060/
Weighhous801/
Bighaus7775/
Weghaus7775/
Weingus779/
Weghuis775/
Vighaus771/
Weigaus770/
Bigus732,247/
Vigus731,068/
Waigu7331/
Weghu7321/
Weigu739/
Bighu734/
Uigus733/
Wiggu732/
Vighu732/
Wigau731/
Biggus67137/
Waigeu6752/
Baigus6710/
Bigusz679/
Bigush677/
Vighut675/
Biguzs675/
Bigous674/
Buigus673/
Veigus672/
Viegus672/
Waigou672/
Vaighu671/
Beigus671/
Weigou671/
Vaigus671/
Wiggos671/
Waigau671/
Wigaut670/
Viguss670/
Weggus670/

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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 Wighus
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