Whann Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

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

Whann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Whann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whann occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whann? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,003,904th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Whann reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States Whann is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States Whann occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Whann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whann surname rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whann surname is chiefly Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whann last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whann earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whanne911/
Wann8910,093/
Whan891,922/
Wahan803,878/
Wanne80386/
Whant80111/
Whean8039/
Whane8027/
Wkhan8014/
Whaan809/
Whain807/
Waunn807/
Huann804/
Wannd804/
Whayn803/
Waynn803/
Whaun802/
Wainn801/
Whahn800/
Wan753,087,347/
Whayne73219/
Vhanne73217/
Wheahn7349/
Waynne7319/
Wainne738/
Huanng736/
Whaind735/
Wahain735/
Wahaan733/
Whaung733/
Wahant732/
Hwkhan732/
Whatin731/
Wheane731/
Huannd731/
Hwanne731/
Whaine731/
Wasenn731/
Whagne731/
Wuhang731/
Bahann731/
Vahann730/
Wheand730/
Whacen730/
Huan6743,383/
Vann6731,229/
Wane6728,687/
Wain6711,253/
Bann672,193/
Hvan671,333/
Wahn67904/
Hwan67817/
Wham67718/
Wohn67653/
Wean67638/
Waun67623/
Wuan67343/
Wonn67334/
Wayn67204/
Waan67169/
Vhan6799/
Whon6798/
Wajn6788/
Wanh6766/
Vahanne6742/
Vwan6719/
Wamn673/
Watenne672/
Wanq672/
Whacing671/
Wahsenn671/
Wahasin671/
Whating671/
Wwan671/
Wheatin671/
Whatten670/
Wassinn670/

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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 Whann
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