Wycombe Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Wycombe Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Wycombe (Bucks), the Domesday Wicumbe = the Valley of the R. Wye [v. Wye (Celtic), and + the Anglo-Saxon form, cumb, of Celtic cúm (Welsh cwm), a valley] This name (pron. Wickam) has been confused with Wickham.
Read More About This SurnameWycombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Wycombe (1) may also be a first name.
Wycombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Wycombe (Bucks), the Domesday Wicumbe = the Valley of the R. Wye [v. Wye (Celtic), and + the Anglo-Saxon form, cumb, of Celtic cúm (Welsh cwm), a valley] This name (pron. Wickam) has been confused with Wickham.
Wycombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wycombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wycombe is most common in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wycombe? popularity and diffusion
Wycombe is the 14,316,765th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wycombe are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 11,630,812th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 9,846,757. In Sweden Wycombe is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whycombe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wyscombe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whytcombe | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wicombe | 86 | 40 | / |
| Witcombe | 80 | 1,077 | / |
| Wiscombe | 80 | 787 | / |
| Wescombe | 80 | 618 | / |
| Whicombe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Widcombe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitcombe | 75 | 2,766 | / |
| Withcombe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Whiscombe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wittcombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witcombes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whetcombe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whittcombe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wekombe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wittcombet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wichambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bickombe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wycombe
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