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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Whyld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whyld is the 1,551,568th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Whyld are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England it is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 62 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Beside England Whyld is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Whyld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whyld has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whyld surname grew 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 with 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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