Whyman Surname

167,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Whyman Surname Definition:

1 Cowman [Northern English and scot. why, quy, Dano-Norwegian kvie, Old Norse kuíga, a heifer, + man (Dano-Norwegian mand—pron. man— Old Norse mann-] 2 for Wyman, q.v.

Whyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6971:32,8334,363
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Australia1731:156,04516,383
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Wales701:44,2084,243
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Canada481:767,61660,775
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7971:30,5844,079
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Whyman (126) may also be a first name.

Whyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Cowman [Northern English and scot. why, quy, Dano-Norwegian kvie, Old Norse kuíga, a heifer, + man (Dano-Norwegian mand—pron. man— Old Norse mann-] 2 for Wyman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whyman Last Name Facts

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

Whyman is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whyman is the 167,319th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,819,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Whyman are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 126 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,697 people, or 1 in 32,833. In England Whyman is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 9 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 9 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Whyman is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Whyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whyman has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whyman last name grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whyman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whyman surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whyman surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whyman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning R 272,460 per year; in United States they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning $47,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whayman92385/
Whymant9268/
Wheyman921/
Whymand921/
Whymann921/
Wyman9118,535/
Whaymand8662/
Wheymann864/
Whaysman862/
Wayman838,910/
Weyman831,821/
Wymann831,171/
Wehman83683/
Wymant8352/
Wihman8327/
Whiman8315/
Wymane837/
Wheman834/
Whymon833/
Woyman831/
Wymank831/
Whymam831/
Wéhman831/
Weymann771,811/
Wehmann771,115/
Whetman77207/
Wiehman77124/
Weihman77108/
Waymann77106/
Waayman7736/
Wähmann7735/
Wéhmann7713/
Wuysman776/
Vahyman775/
Waihman774/
Whymont772/
Waymanc771/
Waymane771/
Waymant771/
Wehmamn771/
Weymand771/
Weymane771/
Wheaman771/
Wihmann771/
Whimant771/
Wejhman771/
Wysmann771/
Whemman770/
Wheeman770/
Wieyman770/
Behyman770/
Weyhman770/
Wiman732,015/
Byman731,535/
Weman73392/
Wymon73188/
Wymam733/
Wéman733/
Vyman732/
Wjman732/
Weihmann711,277/
Wheatman71593/
Weithman71281/
Weythman7178/
Wheetman7173/
Weyhmann7131/
Whitmann7118/
Wiehmann7118/
Waihmann7114/
Whismant719/
Waymmann718/
Withtman717/
Wheitman716/
Weihtman712/
Whhitman712/
Whismand712/
Withmann712/
Whitmand711/
Wehemann711/
Whitmean711/
Whitmman711/
Whismann711/
Bahayman711/
Wethmann711/
Whaitman710/
Whitmaan710/
Whitmant710/
Whitmane710/
Bayman672,364/
Weiman672,161/
Huiman672,129/
Wieman671,653/
Wejman671,413/
Vayman67973/
Waiman67944/
Wajman67559/
Weeman67515/
Wijman67489/
Waymon67433/
Boyman67383/
Vytman67232/
Beyman67158/
Veyman67143/
Hueman6778/
Weithmann6771/
Vihman6766/
Weymon6757/
Vehman6747/
Wimann6739/
Véhman6727/
Wimane6719/
Byhman6715/
Voyman6710/
Waithmann679/
Vysman678/
Wuiman677/
Woiman676/
Weuman675/
Wojman675/
Vuyman674/
Weithtman674/
Uehman674/
Wueman674/
Bymann673/
Weaman673/
Wemean673/
Waymam673/
Vyhman673/
Wymont672/
Wemain672/
Uheman672/
Bihman672/
Wemane672/
Weymanová671/
Wheithman671/
Vhiman671/
Wemann671/
Whymom671/
Wemgan671/
Wheatmajn671/
Vähman671/
Wimaan671/
Waitthman671/
Buyman671/
Wimant670/
Wymone670/
Wimman670/
Ueyman670/
Wemman670/
Wimhan670/
Bymean670/

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