Whycliff Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Whycliff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whycliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya371:1,248,10535,192
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Whycliff (60) may also be a first name.

Whycliff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whycliff is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whycliff.

How Common Is The Last Name Whycliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Whycliff are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Whycliff is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,248,105. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 92 percent live, Kakamega County, where 3 percent live and Migori County, where 3 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Whycliff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whycliff last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Whycliff
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