Whinray Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whinray Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Whin-Corner [Scandinavian liven, bent-grass + vraa (Old Norse urá), corner, nook]

Whinray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia701:385,65331,598
England511:1,092,51152,584
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Whinray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Whin-Corner [Scandinavian liven, bent-grass + vraa (Old Norse urá), corner, nook]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whinray Last Name Facts

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

Whinray is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whinray click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whinray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. Whinray is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Whinray live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Whinray is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 385,653. In Australia Whinray is most common in: Victoria, where 90 percent reside, New South Wales, where 9 percent reside and Western Australia, where 1 percent reside. Barring Australia Whinray exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Whinray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whinray has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whinray surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whinry920/
Winray920/
Whenray8624/
Whinrey8617/
Whinroy861/
Whienry861/
Whinrry860/
Winra8317/
Winry831/
Whenry7760/
Woinra775/
Winrey771/
Wainra771/
Winnry770/
Wichinrat752/
Whenrey718/
Weinryt714/
Weinrad711/
Weinroy711/
Weinery711/
Weinrach6749/
Winri6718/
Weinrath6712/
Wenra677/
Winre673/
Wenry672/
Wainrach671/
Wayneray671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Whinray
  • 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