Whyer Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Whyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whyer is found most frequently in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Whyer live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Whyer is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: Buckinghamshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found.

Whyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whyer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whyer surname decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whyer Last Name Statistics demography

Whyer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyer893,692/
Weher80133/
Wiher8095/
Wyher8037/
Whier806/
Wyerz800/
Wyere800/
Wejher73212/
Waayer73177/
Hwyere73142/
Wieher73103/
Weeher7331/
Wayier739/
Waiyer739/
Wheair735/
Weheir732/
Wyhier732/
D'Wyer731/
Wheeer731/
Wehier731/
Wihere731/
Wyerth731/
Wyhert730/
Weaher730/
Byer676,166/
Wier674,266/
Vyer6757/
Wheeier673/
Wyir671/
Wjyr671/
Wiyr671/
Wiehejr671/
Wjer671/
Whehier670/
Whieher670/

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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 Whyer
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