Whiri Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Whiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Whiri (10) may also be a first name.

Whiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whiri occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Whiri live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Whiri is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Whiri is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 53 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent reside and Harare Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Whiri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whiri has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whiri surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitri917/
Whisri911/
Wiri891,410/
Whitrid8310/
Wairi80909/
Wehri80449/
Vhiri80209/
Wirai8089/
Wirui8061/
Whire8059/
Wiroi8058/
Hwiri8045/
Wirie8029/
Weiri8029/
Wirei8011/
Hbiri8011/
Wiryi8010/
Wiriy808/
Huiri807/
Wuiri805/
Wieri804/
Whira802/
Woiri801/
Vwiri801/
Wiriz801/
Whitrish772/
Whirritt770/
Bchiri73765/
Ouhiri73545/
Hbirri73137/
Witrit73107/
Whirry7396/
Woirei7345/
Wairui7318/
Wirrie7315/
Wairoi7314/
Wairei738/
Wairie738/
Wehrie736/
Huirui735/
Whitre734/
Wirith734/
Wairai733/
Huiris733/
Wherri732/
Wirris732/
Weirui732/
Huirio732/
Whirey731/
Weirie731/
Uhieri731/
Wairri731/
Huirai731/
Wchira731/
Wairid731/
Uhairi731/
Whiret730/
Weirih730/
Wheire730/
Biri6716,779/
Wira675,844/
Viri673,697/
Wire673,106/
Weri672,073/
Wuri671,409/
Wjuirih67183/
Wiry67162/
Waheire67137/
Wairich6788/
Uiri6734/
Witrich6718/
Wherrit678/
Wehrich677/
Wheritt675/
Wirrich674/
Wiraich674/
Bahijri674/
B'Chiri672/
Whitrer672/
Weirish672/
Huhairi672/
Wherrie671/
Hwairie671/
Huirich671/
Whittry671/
Whierry671/
Wairith671/
Houhiri671/
Weirihe671/
Währich671/
Baheiri671/
Hwairis671/
Bcheiri671/
Ouhairi671/
Wira'ie671/
Wjri671/
Whirret670/
Whitroy670/
Whyrich670/
Withriz670/
Weirith670/
Wheerit670/
Whirett670/

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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 Whiri
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