Wylam Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wylam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wylam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
England1331:418,93328,433
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Wylam Last Name Facts

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

Wylam is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wylam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 708,658th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Wylam is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wylam are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wylam is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States Wylam is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Oregon, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Wylam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wylam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wylam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wylam surname are 8.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wylam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyslam911/
Wylliam834/
Wyliame831/
Wilam80102/
Welam8069/
Wylan8058/
Vylam806/
Bylam803/
Wayslame771/
Wiliam7312,022/
Welham732,853/
Willam732,280/
Wilham73636/
Baylam73299/
Weliam73184/
Waylan73105/
Wailam73101/
Wellam7383/
Whelam7363/
Wehlam7324/
Wajlam7318/
Welame7317/
Wilame7315/
Weilam739/
Welaum737/
Wileam736/
Weleam735/
Wylane734/
Boylam732/
Wilamn732/
Waylom731/
Whylan731/
Weylan731/
Wylain731/
Wyhlan731/
Wilaim730/
William67356,430/
Willame671,165/
Willlam67637/
Wellham67460/
Welliam67320/
Willaim67211/
Willham67132/
Whyland67120/
Willeam6748/
Whelham6735/
Waylaun6730/
Willaum6723/
Whellam6713/
Wjlliam6710/
Huaylam677/
Wiliame677/
Waillam676/
Wylandt676/
Wilheam674/
Woyland674/
Whiliam674/
Wuiliam673/
Wailiam673/
Wilaime672/
Wheelam672/
Wileame672/
Wyhlean671/
Weislam671/
Wuaylan671/
Wittlam671/
Whylyan671/
Weeliam671/
Welleam671/
Wiliaim671/
Wuylhan671/
Wyhlyan671/
Weslame671/
Wailaam671/
Wielham671/
Willamm671/
Whytlan671/
Wellame671/
Wellaum671/
Wheylan671/
Weliame671/
Wiliamm671/
Willaam670/
Wilaham670/
Welaham670/
Whaylan670/
Whillam670/
Whilham670/

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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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  • 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 Wylam
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