Willighan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Willighan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Willighan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willighan is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willighan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Willighan are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Willighan is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 123,002. In Northern Ireland Willighan is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent are found and Wales, where 10 percent are found.

Willighan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willigan94120/
Wilighan941/
Willigham8916/
Villigan8265/
Welligan8210/
Wilhigan823/
Billigan822/
Willegan820/
Whelligan7844/
Weligan752/
Vlligan751/
Wligham751/
Velligan7199/
Belligan7156/
Villegan7129/
Billegan716/
Wellygan714/
Bligan6713/
Vellaigan672/
Ouelligan671/
Wellegham671/
Wheeligan670/
Wheleghan670/
Welygan6367/
Wylygan636/
Wleganc633/
Wlegand631/
Bleigan630/
Wheeleghan630/
Belligon5933/
Bellegan593/
Villegon591/
Blegan5313/
Bligon530/

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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 Willighan
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