Wigin Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Wigin Surname Definition:
WIGGEIN: Surety was found in 1569 for Rynne Wiggein and Arche Wiggein in East Teviotdaill (RPC., I, p, 661). Perhaps from Wigan in Lancashire.
Wigin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Wigin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
WIGGEIN: Surety was found in 1569 for Rynne Wiggein and Arche Wiggein in East Teviotdaill (RPC., I, p, 661). Perhaps from Wigan in Lancashire.
Wigin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigin is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Wigin live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Wigin is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Wigin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wigin has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wigin surname fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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