Wexham Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wexham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wexham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Wexham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wexham is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wexham.

How Common Is The Last Name Wexham? popularity and diffusion

Wexham is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wexham live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 56 percent reside, Essex, where 11 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 38 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Wexham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wexham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wexham surname decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waxham83138/
Wesham834/
Wecham831/
Wehsam830/
Bexham830/
Weysham7729/
Weisham773/
Wixkham771/
Wesam732,527/
Wixam731/
Waxam730/
Weishaim7114/
Wieshamm717/
Weichham710/
Weascham710/
Wessam673,223/
Wisham67864/
Besham67141/
Vecham67117/
Weshan6792/
Wysham6785/
Wicham6742/
Vesham6739/
Wesaim675/
Wesame672/
Weichamnn672/
Wechan672/
Wetchathm671/
Wetsam671/
Wesaam671/
Wouetcham671/
Weesam671/
Wiesam671/

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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 Wexham
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