Whray Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whray is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Whray is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whray reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whray is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Whray is primarily found in: Florida, where 26 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and North Carolina, where 19 percent reside.

Whray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whray surname expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whray surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Whray earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning $56,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wray8937,181/
Whra8940/
Wrayo80242/
Wraya80121/
Wraye8029/
Whryo8017/
Whrah802/
Whryt801/
Wrayy801/
Whroa801/
Wwray801/
Whrat800/
Wrray800/
Whriy800/
Wry75474/
Wra75135/
Wrayee7345/
Wrayou7336/
Whreyu737/
Wrayet734/
Wrhaya732/
Wjhraj731/
Whraji731/
Whrajh731/
Wrayoo731/
Wraiyo731/
Wehery730/
Bray6787,322/
Vray671,018/
Wrai67252/
Wraa67225/
Wrey67176/
Wrah6741/
Wroy6737/
Beheray6732/
Vhra6726/
Wryo6716/
Wrea6715/
Whreyou675/
Wrzy674/
Wrza672/
Whre672/
Wraj672/
Wrry672/
Wroa671/
Whri671/
Hbry671/
Wriy671/
Wjry671/
Wruy670/

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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 Whray
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