Whife Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Whife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Whife Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whife is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Whife click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whife? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Whife reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Whife is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 33 percent live, City of Bristol, where 21 percent live and West Sussex, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Whife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whife has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whife surname rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whife Last Name Statistics demography

Whife earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wife8936/
Whif891/
Whitfed832/
Whitfer830/
Waife8060/
Woife8011/
Whiff807/
Wifet807/
Whipf804/
Wifeh802/
Wiefe802/
Whitf802/
Wifie801/
Whify801/
Weife801/
Wifey800/
Wipfe800/
Whitfett775/
Whitfeet774/
Whitfeid770/
Wif7519/
Wijfje73124/
Wehfer7337/
Weifei738/
Weifeh732/
Waifei731/
Waifea731/
Whefer731/
Wiffie731/
Wipfer731/
Huifei731/
Whiffi730/
Wipf673,615/
Bife67632/
Wafe67573/
Wifa67202/
Wifi67190/
Wiff67144/
Waif6746/
Weif6725/
Wiew6712/
Wify675/
Weisfer675/
Woif674/
Wefe674/
Uife673/
Vwif673/
Vife673/
Whew672/
Whifftt672/
Huif672/
Hbif672/
Weifher671/
Wuif671/
Wijf671/
Wief671/
Wisf671/
Wyfe671/
Whittff671/
Whipher671/
Woiffeu671/
Hwaifer671/
Whchiff671/
Whiw671/
Widf671/
Wifp671/
Wifz671/
Wufe671/
Whiphey670/
Wheufer670/

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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 Whife
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