Whyn Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Liberia

Whyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Whyn (16) may also be a first name.

Whyn Last Name Facts

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

Whyn is most common in Hong Kong. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Whyn occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Whyn live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Whyn is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 7,335,483. Not including Hong Kong this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 25 percent live.

Whyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whyn surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whyn Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whyne89389/
Whynn89119/
Whymn899/
Whynt894/
Whayn893/
Whynd890/
Wyn86774/
Whayne80219/
Whynne806/
Wahyne802/
Wynn7566,683/
Wyne754,039/
Weyn751,198/
When75217/
Wayn75204/
Whym7533/
Hwyn7515/
Whin7512/
Hvyn7510/
Wuyn751/
Wyhn751/
Wjyn751/
Wihn750/
Whysenn736/
Whyting733/
Wynne6729,525/
Wayne6727,121/
Vahyn67649/
Weyne67492/
Bahyn67231/
Wheen67226/
Bohyn67204/
Whinn67148/
Behyn67145/
Whien6750/
Whean6739/
Whine6738/
Whein6737/
Weihn6729/
Whene6727/
Wysin6720/
Hvyng6719/
Hwynn6716/
Hvynt6713/
Buhyn6710/
Wuynh679/
Whain677/
Waynd677/
Whenn676/
Wahjn675/
Waynn673/
Wojhn672/
Hvynh672/
Vehyn672/
Wchin672/
Hweyn671/
Hueyn671/
Whehn671/
Wysyn671/
Weehn671/
Woyne671/
Hvyne671/
Weynn670/
Whaym670/

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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 Whyn
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