Whippy Surname

154,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Fiji
Highest density in:
Fiji

Whippy Surname Definition:

= Whipp (q.v.) -f the English diminutive suff. -y.

Whippy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Fiji2,3881:37538
Australia1481:182,40318,373
England1331:418,93328,433
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Nauru141:848210
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tonga11:107,313791
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Whippy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Whipp (q.v.) -f the English diminutive suff. -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name probably of some locality.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Wippig; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whippy Last Name Facts

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

Whippy is borne by more people in Fiji than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whippy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whippy is the 154,504th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,565,134 people. Whippy is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Whippy live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Fiji.

Whippy is most numerous in Fiji, where it is borne by 2,388 people, or 1 in 375. Other than Fiji Whippy exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Whippy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whippy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whippy surname rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whippy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whippy are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whippy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $63,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whippey92129/
Wippy913/
Whipy911/
Whippe8327/
Wipy801/
Whippie77142/
Whippee7714/
Whippes771/
Whippei771/
Whipped771/
Whiphey770/
Wippe7329/
Whipe7320/
Whipa7317/
Wippi737/
Weppy733/
Waipy732/
Bippy731/
Wippa731/
Whiper677/
Huippa676/
Wippie672/
Wippez671/
Weippe671/
Wipych671/
Vippey671/
Whispe671/
Whaipe671/
Whaipa671/
Waipip671/
Whiphi670/

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