Whym Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Whym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Whym Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whym is most common in Iraq. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whym? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whym is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Whym occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Whym reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant.

It is most widespread in Iraq, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,129,731. Beside Iraq this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whymn899/
Whyom891/
Whyme891/
Whaym890/
Wym867/
Whim7523/
Whem7522/
Wyme7517/
Wymm7510/
Whyn754/
Weym753/
Wehm753/
Wymt752/
Vhym751/
Wihm751/
Woym751/
Whyne67389/
Whynn67119/
Behym67107/
Weyme6735/
Wheme6715/
Whime674/
Whynt674/
Wymme674/
Wayme673/
Whayn673/
Wiehm673/
Buhym672/
Wheem671/
Withm671/
Weysm671/
Wheum671/
Wheam670/
Whynd670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whym
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