Whey Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Liberia

Whey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Whey (93) may also be a first name.

Whey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whey occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whey is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Whey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Whey live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 93 people.

The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada Whey is most numerous in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 52 percent are found, Alberta, where 38 percent are found and Ontario, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Canada Whey occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent are found and Liberia, where 23 percent are found.

Whey Last Name Statistics demography

Whey earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $61,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheye8933/
Wahey8912/
Whiey891/
Whoey890/
Wey866,103/
Why86219/
Whe8633/
Wheyee80113/
Waheye8013/
Wheeye806/
Wheyah801/
Weya7517,420/
Huey7516,254/
Whea752,307/
Weyh752,278/
Weyi75895/
Wheh75558/
Weye75436/
Wahy75424/
Whay75197/
Weyo75137/
Whie7588/
Whee7574/
Whei7545/
Wihe7538/
Wyhe7528/
Hvey7523/
Weyu7523/
Hwey7514/
Weey7513/
Whoy7511/
Whep759/
Weiy758/
Wuey756/
Weyp754/
Wohy754/
Wiey753/
Weyt752/
Wähe752/
Vhey752/
Hbey751/
Wuhy751/
Whyp751/
Weyz751/
Whyi751/
Wheu751/
Whuy751/
Whyd751/
Whjy751/
Whhe751/
Weyy751/
Wjey751/
Wheeyoe731/
Wehehye731/
Wouheye731/
Wahyu6732,046/
We677,667/
Weihe673,251/
Vahey671,468/
Whayo671,466/
Wahya67800/
Wy67604/
Weyhe67602/
Wahyo67385/
Wahei67323/
Wehye67258/
Weydt67198/
Weyih67187/
Hueyo67151/
Wahay67150/
Wahyi67132/
Houey67124/
Weiyi67121/
Wheah67104/
Waihe6786/
Wijhe6776/
Whaya6746/
Weeye6735/
Weyah6732/
Weyss6730/
Whych6728/
Vheya6727/
Weyeh6727/
Weyee6726/
Wahyd6725/
Hbeye6723/
Wahge6716/
Weyep6716/
Wuhyi6715/
Weyau6714/
Wahye6714/
Whoie6713/
Wheja6712/
Wuheh6711/
Whytt6710/
Whett6710/
Wejhe6710/
Hwehy679/
Whaye677/
Wehea677/
Wuher677/
Wheji677/
Whiye676/
Weyet676/
Whiie675/
Whowe675/
Wahys675/
Hweye674/
Wouhe674/
Huhey673/
Whypp673/
Hueya673/
Wjheh673/
Wihya672/
Weyha672/
Hueys672/
Whihe672/
Wayhe672/
Woeye672/
Whawe672/
Ouhey672/
Wheth672/
Wohya672/
Wohyo672/
Hueye671/
B'Hey671/
Wahiy671/
Wweya671/
Wyhie671/
Wcheh671/
Wchye671/
Weeyd671/
Weyaa671/
Weych671/
Weyed671/
Weytz671/
Whayi671/
Wheap671/
Whech671/
Whehr671/
Wheid671/
Wheis671/
Whets671/
Whaie671/
Wohea671/
Wherr671/
Wherh671/
Whedh671/
Whyie671/
Weeyo671/
Whuye671/
Whyye671/
Wuehe671/
Wuhea671/
Weiys671/
Weyie671/
Whiyo671/
Wahwe671/
Vweyh671/
Wohje671/
Wohue671/
Wohwe671/
Vweya671/
Whuje671/
Whyeh671/
Vwhiy671/
Whhuy671/
Weyhj671/
Woeyy671/
Hueyz671/
Whesh670/
Whytz670/
Wheph670/
Whess670/
Whieh670/

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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 Whey
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