Whims Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Whims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whims is more frequently found in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whims? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Whims live; 39 percent live in Caribbean and 39 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

Whims is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 260,904. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 73 percent are found, Surrey County, where 18 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Jamaica it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Whims Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whims surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Whims earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $43,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whimms911/
Wims891,315/
Whyms80442/
Wimms80171/
Hvims8056/
Weims8014/
Wiems808/
Whins803/
Wyhms801/
Wioms801/
Waims800/
Whems800/
Whymms7366/
Whymns7352/
Whymss733/
Wimstt731/
Uhioms731/
Wheams730/
Wheyms730/
Wyms67231/
Whitens67101/
Bims6783/
Wichems6766/
Vims6749/
Wems6721/
Wums6714/
Whitins675/
Wimz671/

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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 Whims
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