Whynn Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whynn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whynn Last Name Facts

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

Whynn is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whynn? popularity and diffusion

Whynn is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Whynn is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Whynn are found; 34 percent are found in Australasia and 34 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Whynn is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 116,111. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Northland Region, where 54 percent live, Auckland Region, where 31 percent live and Waikato Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 27 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Whynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whynn has changed over time. In The United States it increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whynn last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Whynn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whynne916/
Wynn8966,683/
Whyn894/
Whysenn836/
Wynne8029,525/
Whyne80389/
Whinn80148/
Hwynn8016/
Whymn809/
Whenn806/
Whynt804/
Whayn803/
Waynn803/
Whynd800/
Weynn800/
Wyn75774/
Whayne73219/
Waynne7319/
Whinne737/
Wahyne732/
Wynnne731/
D'Wynn731/
Whenne731/
Winn6756,022/
Wyne674,039/
Wenn672,782/
Weyn671,198/
When67217/
Wayn67204/
Wänn6744/
Whym6733/
Hwyn6715/
Whin6712/
Hvyn6710/
Whyting673/
Wyhn671/
Wjyn671/
Wuyn671/
Wihn670/

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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 Whynn
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