Whim Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Whim (22) may also be a first name.

Whim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whim is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Whim are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whim is also the 2,301,746th most common first name globally It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kansas, where 67 percent live, Missouri, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.

Whim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whim has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whim surname decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whim Last Name Statistics demography

Whim earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whime894/
Wim86584/
Whitme804/
Wohiem801/
Wehtim801/
Whittm800/
Whitim800/
Waim752,149/
Wime751,963/
Wiem75103/
Weim7559/
Whym7533/
Whem7522/
Wimm7518/
Vhim7514/
Whin7512/
Huim7511/
Woim759/
Wuim755/
Wehm753/
Hbim752/
Hwim751/
Hvim751/
Vwim751/
Wimt751/
Wihm751/
Wijm751/
Whitimg731/
Whittim731/
Whitemd731/
Waime67359/
Whinn67148/
Wimme67117/
Whien6750/
Weime6739/
Whine6738/
Whein6737/
Woime6716/
Wheme6715/
Whymn679/
Whain677/
Wiehm673/
Wchin672/
Wheem671/
Vwime671/
Wheum671/
Withm671/
Whyme671/
Whyom671/
Huime671/
Ouhim671/
Wittm671/
Whaym670/
Wuimt670/
Wheam670/

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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 Whim
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis