Wyl Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wyl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wyl (77) may also be a first name.

Wyl Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wyl Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wyl (Arabic: عويل) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wyl live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Wyl is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 77 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 92 percent are found and Free State, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Wyl Last Name Statistics demography

Wyl earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.37% less than the national average, earning R 108,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyl861,279/
Wyle86448/
Wyll8643/
Hwyl8611/
Wayl8611/
Wyhl867/
Wylp863/
Wwyl861/
Whyl861/
Wylh861/
Wyol861/
Wysl861/
Wl80439/
Whyle75344/
Weyll75120/
Wayle7527/
Wylle7520/
Weyle757/
Woyle755/
Wyhle752/
Wahyl752/
Whayl751/
Byl673,265/
Wel672,606/
Wil671,723/
Wll67148/
Hwl6789/
Vyl6756/
Wlh6743/
Wayleh6743/
Wle6738/
Wjl6712/
Whl6710/
Wwl679/
Wld678/
Waayle674/
Vwl672/
Whylle671/
Wél671/
Whayle671/

Wyl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wyl in the Arabic language
عويلwyl-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wyl
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