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 surname Whray is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whray? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Whray is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whray live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

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

Whray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whray last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whray last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with 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/

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
  • 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
  • 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