Whyld Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whyld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Whyld Last Name Facts

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

Whyld is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Whyld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Whyld reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Whyld is most common in: Derbyshire, where 62 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Whyld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whyld has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whyld surname increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whyld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whyld are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Whyld earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whylds911/
Wyld891,832/
Whild80141/
Wayld801/
Whilds734/
Whyllt731/
Wild6769,892/
Weld672,688/
Whitled671/
Whildth670/

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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 Whyld
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