Wylee Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wylee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wylee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wylee (73) may also be a first name.

Wylee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wylee is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wylee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wylee is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wylee is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wylee reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wylee is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 73 people.

It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Wylee is mostly concentrated in: Margibi County, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Wylee exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Wylee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wylee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wylee surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wylee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wylee surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waylee911,287/
Wyllee910/
Wyle89448/
Weyleer831/
Wylie8034,756/
Wyley80503/
Whyle80344/
Wilee8047/
Wayle8027/
Wylle8020/
Welee8017/
Bylee809/
Weyle807/
Vylee807/
Woyle805/
Wylei804/
Wyhle802/
Wylea801/
Wylae800/
Whylie73527/
Whyley73466/
Weylie7395/
Waylea7383/
Willee7383/
Wayleh7343/
Baylee7343/
Wayley7327/
Wellee7327/
Wylley7317/
Weelee735/
Wealee735/
Wailee735/
Waayle734/
Weleed734/
Woyler733/
Wyttle733/
Boylee732/
Wilees732/
Wielee732/
Wylihe732/
Whelee731/
Wyhler731/
Welees731/
Wuilee731/
Weleer731/
Woilee731/
Whylle731/
Wouyle731/
Wyleiz731/
Beylee731/
Weysle731/
Wyllei731/
Buylee731/
Weilee731/
Waylie731/
Wyliey731/
Wyleas731/
Wylead731/
Whayle731/
Wylepp730/
Wyleys730/
Weyley730/
Wele6713,868/
Wile674,501/
Wyly67906/
Byle67647/
Vyle6795/
Whyleah6728/
Wayleah6718/
Wéle6715/
Whyllie6715/
Welehie676/
Wyli676/
Whayley674/
D'Wylie672/
Whyller672/
Wheelee671/
Hwailee671/
Wjle671/
Wyla671/
Bayleey671/
Whytley671/
Whayler671/
Wlej671/
Weeleeh671/
Wilehes671/
Wheyley670/
Weyllie670/
Willeey670/
Whytlle670/
Whillee670/
Weleher670/

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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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  • 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 Wylee
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