Wy Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Wy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 311 | 1:325,525 | 44,983 |
| Vietnam | 121 | 1:765,670 | 1,700 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Burkina Faso | 29 | 1:632,831 | 7,862 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Wy (6,271) may also be a first name.
Wy Demographics
Average Male Wy Height
173.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wy has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wy are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wy is also the 83,266th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 6,271 people.
It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 325,525. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 80 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 11 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Way | 80 | 46,255 | / |
| Wey | 80 | 6,103 | / |
| Woy | 80 | 1,627 | / |
| Why | 80 | 219 | / |
| Wiy | 80 | 170 | / |
| Wuy | 80 | 114 | / |
| Wyy | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wyß | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hwy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wyi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wyh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vwy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wwy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wáy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weyh | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Whay | 67 | 197 | / |
| Wyhs | 67 | 109 | / |
| Hway | 67 | 61 | / |
| Whey | 67 | 60 | / |
| Woys | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wooy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wyhe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hwey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wgay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whoy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wydh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wohy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weyp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wycz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wydd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wydz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyzp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wy
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