Whyers Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States481:7,551,228341,161
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Whyers Last Name Facts

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

Whyers occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whyers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whyers is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Whyers are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Whyers is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 45 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 36 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside. Apart from England Whyers is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent reside.

Whyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whyers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whyers last name expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whyers last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Whyers earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $34,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyers911,599/
Weyers839,088/
Wayers83105/
Whiers8337/
Wyhers837/
Whaers834/
Wyyers831/
Wihers830/
Wiyers830/
Wijhers7782/
Waayers7762/
Weihers7732/
Weyhers779/
Wiohers772/
Wihgers771/
Wohiers771/
Weyerse771/
Weahers771/
Wyggers770/
Byers7354,367/
Wears731,349/
Wiers731,215/
Weirs73168/
Vyers73112/
Woers733/
Weyrs731/
Weurs731/
Weaehers711/
Beyers678,213/
Wijers672,074/
Boyers671,773/
Weiers67943/
Bayers67799/
Buyers67632/
Wawers67138/
Byiers67129/
Wieers6789/
Wierse6760/
Wieërs6745/
Vowers6744/
Wejers6718/
Wierst6713/
Voyers679/
Wajers677/
Veyers675/
Wowers673/
Vayers672/
Weyersová672/
Byerrs671/
Weysrs671/
Hweers671/
Byer's671/
Byerss671/
Vweirs671/
Vwiers671/
Wierrs671/
Wiersh671/
Weirse671/
Weyors670/
Weihrs670/
Weerss670/
Vawers670/
Wuersh670/
Wearsh670/
Wearse670/
Wiears670/

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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 Whyers
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