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

How Common Is The Last Name Whann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,003,904th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Whann live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 19 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

Whann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whann last name increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whann surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with 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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