Wishington Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wishington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Wishington (94) may also be a first name.
Wishington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wishington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wishington occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wishington? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wishington is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wishington are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 94 people.
The surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 169,559. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bomi County, where 42 percent live, Montserrado County, where 31 percent live and Bong County, where 4 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisingthon | 90 | 21 | / |
| Weshington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whisington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Weashington | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wizington | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bissington | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wechington | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetchington | 76 | 1 | / |
| Bessington | 70 | 3 | / |
| Beassington | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bezington | 63 | 1 | / |
| Weseangtom | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wishington
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