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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whyms is the 675,256th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Whyms live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whyms is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 35 percent live, Maryland, where 19 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States Whyms exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 37 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Whyms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whyms has changed through the years. 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 bearing the Whyms surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whyms last name are 30.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.87% registered to vote for 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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  • 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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