Whimpenny Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Whimpenny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whimpenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Whimpenny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whimpenny is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whimpenny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Whimpenny are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 43 percent are found, Cheshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Not including England Whimpenny occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Jersey, where 2 percent are found.

Whimpenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whimpenny has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whimpenny surname grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whimpenny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whimpenny last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Whimpenny earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whimpenney950/
Wimpenny94681/
Wimpenney8926/
Weimpenny891/
Whinpenny890/
Wimpennyy890/
Winpenny82332/
Wympenny820/
Winpenney783/
Wimpney7547/

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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 Whimpenny
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