Wher Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia231:191,67512,886
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Whér (4) are calculated separately.

Wher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wher occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Whér. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wher? popularity and diffusion

Wher is the 2,506,728th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Wher occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wher live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 191,675. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 43 percent are found, Nimba County, where 26 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 26 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Wher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wher surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wher Last Name Statistics demography

Wher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whér924/
Whear89529/
Wheir8957/
Where8941/
Wuher897/
Whier896/
Whehr891/
Wheer891/
Wherr891/
Wherh891/
Wherz891/
Wer863,456/
Wheare80225/
Wehger808/
Wohier801/
Wehier801/
Wkheer801/
Wheire800/
Wcheur800/
Weir7568,544/
Were7558,438/
Wehr7510,278/
Wear758,990/
Wier754,266/
Werz752,496/
Weer751,111/
Werr75736/
Huer75149/
Hwer7589/
Wihr7567/
Wuer7567/
Werh7538/
Wejr7530/
Währ7527/
Whir7521/
Weyr7520/
Hber756/
Vher755/
Wrhe754/
Weur753/
Whre752/
Wjhr751/
Wwer751/
Hver751/
Wheeier733/
Weherre731/
Whehier730/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Huere67891/
Wuerz67275/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Huerd67170/
Weire67125/
Werpp67111/
Wehrt67106/
Wåger6774/
Vhere6761/
Wuehr6759/
Whire6759/
Wæhre6753/
Wertt6749/
Huert6734/
Wearp6734/
Whirt6730/
Høver6725/
Houer6717/
Weyre6715/
Wuerr6714/
Uherr6714/
Hwier6713/
Whyre677/
Weirr676/
Weihr673/
Werhs673/
Werhe673/
Whitr672/
We're672/
Wehre672/
Whreh672/
Wethr672/
Hőber672/
Bcher671/
Wierh671/
Weahr671/
Werph671/
Weirz671/
Weitr671/
Wejre671/
Wouer671/
Hvier671/
Wihre671/
Wchir671/
Wierr671/
Werrr671/
Wjeer671/
Wuhyr671/
Hvere671/
Hweer671/
Wehrz670/
Wehrr670/
Wearr670/
Huerr670/
Woihr670/
Whirr670/

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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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  • 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 Wher
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