Whir Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Whir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France141:4,744,480251,814
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Whir Last Name Facts

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

Whir occurs most in France. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whir is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Whir reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 4,744,480. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 86 percent reside, Grand Est, where 7 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 7 percent reside. Outside of France this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Whir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whir last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whir Last Name Statistics demography

Whir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whire8959/
Wheir8957/
Whirt8930/
Whier896/
Whitr892/
Wchir891/
Whirr890/
Wir86664/
Wahair802/
Wohier801/
Wehier801/
Wheire800/
Weir7568,544/
Wehr7510,278/
Wirz757,480/
Wier754,266/
Wire753,106/
Wair75693/
Wirp7576/
Wihr7567/
Wher7559/
Wirr7544/
Währ7527/
Huir7516/
Vhir754/
Whér754/
Wirh753/
Hvir752/
Woir752/
Whre752/
Wwir751/
Wijr751/
Wjhr751/
Wisr750/
Wuir750/
Wheeier733/
Whehier730/
Bchir67805/
Waire67688/
Whear67529/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Wirht67154/
Weire67125/
Wehrt67106/
Wuehr6759/
Wæhre6753/
Wairr6744/
Where6741/
Wirtt6725/
Hwire6725/
Hwier6713/
Woire6711/
Vhire678/
Waitr678/
Waird677/
Whyre677/
Huire677/
Wuher677/
Weirr676/
Weihr673/
Wuire673/
Whreh672/
Vhoir672/
Wethr672/
Wehre672/
Weirz671/
Huirt671/
Huirz671/
Witrz671/
Huird671/
Wherr671/
Hvier671/
Wihre671/
Woird671/
Wierr671/
Wherz671/
Wirdt671/
Wuhyr671/
Wherh671/
Weahr671/
Wirre671/
Wheer671/
Weitr671/
Whehr671/
Wirrz670/
Woihr670/
Wehrr670/
Wehrz670/

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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
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  • 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 Whir
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