Whyms Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Whyms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Bahamas1631:2,403336
Ireland341:138,4986,546
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355

Whyms Last Name Facts

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

Whyms is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whyms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyms? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 675,256th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Whyms occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Whyms reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 35 percent reside, Maryland, where 19 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 37 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Whyms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whyms has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Whyms surname expanded 378 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whyms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whyms surname are 30.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.87% registered with the party.

Whyms earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $36,584 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whymms9166/
Whymns9152/
Whymss913/
Wheyms910/
Wyms89231/
Wyoms8049/
Whims8028/
Wymss805/
Weyms802/
Wymms802/
Wyhms801/
Whems800/
Weymss734/
Weeyms732/
Wheyns731/
Whimms731/
Wheams730/
Wims671,315/
Wichems6766/
Wems6721/
Byms671/
Vyms670/

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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 Whyms
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