Wher Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Wher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Whér (4) are calculated separately.
Wher Demographics
Average Wher Salary in
United States
$39,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whér | 92 | 4 | / |
| Whear | 89 | 529 | / |
| Wheir | 89 | 57 | / |
| Where | 89 | 41 | / |
| Wuher | 89 | 7 | / |
| Whier | 89 | 6 | / |
| Whehr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wheer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wherr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wherh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wherz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wer | 86 | 3,456 | / |
| Wheare | 80 | 225 | / |
| Wehger | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wohier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wkheer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wcheur | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weir | 75 | 68,544 | / |
| Were | 75 | 58,438 | / |
| Wehr | 75 | 10,278 | / |
| Wear | 75 | 8,990 | / |
| Wier | 75 | 4,266 | / |
| Werz | 75 | 2,496 | / |
| Weer | 75 | 1,111 | / |
| Werr | 75 | 736 | / |
| Huer | 75 | 149 | / |
| Hwer | 75 | 89 | / |
| Wihr | 75 | 67 | / |
| Wuer | 75 | 67 | / |
| Werh | 75 | 38 | / |
| Wejr | 75 | 30 | / |
| Währ | 75 | 27 | / |
| Whir | 75 | 21 | / |
| Weyr | 75 | 20 | / |
| Hber | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vher | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wrhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weur | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wjhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hver | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheeier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weherre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whehier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weere | 67 | 6,221 | / |
| Weare | 67 | 1,983 | / |
| Werre | 67 | 1,045 | / |
| Hwere | 67 | 943 | / |
| Huere | 67 | 891 | / |
| Wuerz | 67 | 275 | / |
| Wierz | 67 | 234 | / |
| Wiehr | 67 | 221 | / |
| Huerd | 67 | 170 | / |
| Weire | 67 | 125 | / |
| Werpp | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wehrt | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wåger | 67 | 74 | / |
| Vhere | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wuehr | 67 | 59 | / |
| Whire | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wæhre | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wertt | 67 | 49 | / |
| Huert | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wearp | 67 | 34 | / |
| Whirt | 67 | 30 | / |
| Høver | 67 | 25 | / |
| Houer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weyre | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wuerr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uherr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hwier | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whyre | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weirr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weihr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whitr | 67 | 2 | / |
| We're | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whreh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wethr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hőber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bcher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wierh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wchir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wierr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehrz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wehrr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wearr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huerr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whirr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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