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 held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whray.

How Common Is The Last Name Whray? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whray is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Whray occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whray are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whray is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whray surname grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whray are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being 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/

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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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