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 is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wy? popularity and diffusion
Wy is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wy reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wy is also the 83,266th most common first name worldwide, borne by 6,271 people.
The surname Wy is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 325,525. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Luzon, where 80 percent live, Calabarzon, where 11 percent live and National Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.
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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