Wycliff Surname
Approximately 890 people bear this surname
Wycliff Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Wycliffe (N.Yorks), the Domesday Witclive; or Dweller at the White Cliff [Old English hwít + clif] John Wycliffe apparently owes his name to the Tees-side place; but there are naturally other small spots of the same name —e.
Read More About This SurnameWycliff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 371 | 1:477,474 | 24,038 |
| Kenya | 233 | 1:198,197 | 14,514 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wycliff (16,698) may also be a first name.
Wycliff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Wycliffe (N.Yorks), the Domesday Witclive; or Dweller at the White Cliff [Old English hwít + clif] John Wycliffe apparently owes his name to the Tees-side place; but there are naturally other small spots of the same name —e.g., the Whitclive of a 14th-cent. S0ms. roll seems to be the place referred to as ‘set hwítan Clife’ (dat. case) in a charter dated a.d. 962—‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1094.
Wycliff Demographics
Average Wycliff Salary in
United States
$26,198 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wycliff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wycliff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wycliff occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wycliff.
How Common Is The Last Name Wycliff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 396,198th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wycliff are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wycliff is also the 43,082nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 16,698 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 477,474. In Nigeria Wycliff is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 74 percent are found, Taraba, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Malawi, where 12 percent are found.
Wycliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wycliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wycliff surname rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wycliff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wycliff last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wycliff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.28% less than the national average, earning $26,198 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wycliffe | 93 | 1,351 | / |
| Whycliff | 93 | 38 | / |
| Wyckliff | 93 | 5 | / |
| Weycliff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wyclif | 92 | 57 | / |
| Wyckliffe | 88 | 6 | / |
| Whyclieff | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wyclife | 86 | 212 | / |
| Wycleff | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wicliff | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wyclief | 86 | 2 | / |
| Whyclif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wycklif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wyclyff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wecliff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whyckliffe | 82 | 17 | / |
| Wickliff | 80 | 607 | / |
| Wicliffe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wycleffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baycliff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waicliff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wyclleff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wycclife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wycllife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wykliffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witcliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wichliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wyclef | 77 | 69 | / |
| Wiclif | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wyclyf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wyklif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wickliffe | 75 | 1,834 | / |
| Wedcliffe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wickcliff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whitcliff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wikcliffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wichliffe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wiccliffe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wicklif | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wickcliffe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wiclife | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vicliff | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wecleff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bayclif | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wicleff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wikliff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wecclif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiclyff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wekliff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wicklife | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wickleff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wycllyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichlife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wecklife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widkliff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicklief | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beecliff | 67 | 0 | / |
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