Wough Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wough is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wough? popularity and diffusion

Wough is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Wough occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wough are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Wough is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Wough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wough surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wough last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wogh8958/
Woug894/
Wugh892/
Waugh8032,520/
Bough802,710/
Vough80240/
Woogh8016/
Wougk807/
Weugh805/
Whugh803/
Wogth802/
Wuagh802/
Wuegh801/
Wog75112/
Wug7532/
Uhough7313/
Wayugh731/
Whaugh731/
Wagh6748,023/
Bugh67977/
Boug67929/
Bogh67797/
Woog67679/
Wouk67369/
Vogh67105/
Weug6784/
Wugk6781/
Wogg6777/
Wogt6759/
Wogksch6750/
Woigsch6712/
Waug6711/
Uogh6710/
Wukh676/
Wuhk674/
Woqu674/
Wohg674/
Voug674/
Wuxh674/
Wuig673/
Wohq672/
Wgog672/
Wgug672/
Wuag671/
Wajoukh671/
Wokg671/
Wogp671/
Vugh671/
Wusg671/
Wugs671/
Wuog671/
Wayhugh671/
Wuhc671/
Wuhg671/
Wujg671/
Woeg671/
Wohk671/
Wwug671/
Wwog671/
Wuqg671/

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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 Wough
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