Wixley Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wixley Surname Definition:

From Whixley; a location name in Yorkshire.

Wixley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Wixley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Whixley; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wixley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wixley is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wixley.

How Common Is The Last Name Wixley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Wixley is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wixley live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Wixley is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Wixley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wixley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wixley surname contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wixley Last Name Statistics demography

Wixley earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 126.66% more than the national average, earning R 538,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisley83732/
Bixley83225/
Wexley8321/
Wizley832/
Wiesley7776/
Waisley7761/
Wissley7715/
Weisley776/
Whisley774/
Wishley773/
Wuisley771/
Wiclley771/
Wiszley771/
Whicley771/
Weaxley771/
Wizzley771/
Wisly7338/
Wijle7327/
Wexle732/
Wißle731/
Bixle731/
Bixly730/
Wisle730/
Witchley7188/
Whitcley713/
Wirzleye711/
Weixsler711/
Whitsley711/
Wesley6746,528/
Bexley67956/
Bisley67526/
Wißler67467/
Wislez67290/
Bizley67223/
Wijler67122/
Wissle6729/
Wislie6727/
Wiesle6721/
Vixler6720/
Visley6714/
Weisly673/
Wezley673/
Wysley673/
Wislay673/
Weisle672/
Bixlee672/
Whisly671/
Waisle671/
Wexlet671/
Wislly671/
Weicly671/
Wiesly671/
Wizler671/
Wuisly671/
Wizlie671/
Wiszly671/
Wichly671/
Whijle670/
Vexley670/
Wexlay670/
Vicley670/
Wichle670/
Wiclay670/
Wishle670/
Wislee670/
Whisle670/
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