Whenray Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whenray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whenray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Whenray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whenray occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whenray.

How Common Is The Last Name Whenray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Whenray occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Whenray reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Whenray is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Whenray is most common in: Durham, where 26 percent live, Devon, where 22 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 17 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 4 percent live.

Whenray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whenray has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whenray surname expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whenry9260/
Whinray86140/
Whenrey868/
Whienry861/
Wenra837/
Wenry832/
Wanray776/
Wenrey775/
Whinry770/
Winray770/
Wichenrat754/
Wohnrau7178/
Whinrey7117/
Wizchenrat7113/
Wahnrau716/
Weinryt714/
Behenra712/
Weinroy711/
Weinrad711/
Whinroy711/
Weinery711/
Wenhraj711/
Wanraya711/
Whinrry710/
Wanra6794/
Weinrach6749/
Wenri6730/
Winra6717/
Weinrath6712/
Ueynrayt675/
Wizchenratt672/
Winry671/
Wayneray671/
Wenre670/

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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 Whenray
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