Wyche Surname
Approximately 6,559 people bear this surname
Wyche Surname Definition:
Lengthened, or rather diphthongized, forms of Wich, q.v.
Adam del Wych.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1346.
Wyche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,235 | 1:58,133 | 6,890 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 94 | 1:259,312 | 18,589 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 871 | 1:57,656 | 6,408 |
Wyche (65) may also be a first name.
Wyche Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lengthened, or rather diphthongized, forms of Wich, q.v.
Adam del Wych.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1346.
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Wyche Demographics
Average Male Wyche Height
175.41 cm
Average Female Wyche Height
161.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wyche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wyche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wyche has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wyche? popularity and diffusion
Wyche is the 74,925th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,111,076 people. The last name Wyche is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wyche are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name globally, borne by 65 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,235 people, or 1 in 58,133. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Wyche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wyche has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wyche last name increased 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wyche Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wyche last name are 7.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.74% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wyche earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.75% more than the national average, earning R 403,392 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.92% more than the national average, earning $70,508 CAD per year.
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