Which Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Which Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Which (15) may also be a first name.
Which Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Which Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Which (Arabic: هيش) occurs most in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Which? popularity and diffusion
The surname Which is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Which live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 20 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 50 percent live and East Sussex, where 50 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.
Which Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Which has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Which surname contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Which Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Which in the Arabic language | ||
| هيش | hysh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Which
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