Wyllys Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wyllys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyllys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Wyllys (86) may also be a first name.

Wyllys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wyllys occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyllys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,403,590th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wyllys reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 86 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Wyllys is mostly found in: Michigan, where 30 percent reside, Washington, where 26 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Wyllys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wyllys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wyllys surname expanded 174 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyllys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wyllys surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Wyllys earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willys83224/
Wyllis8399/
Wellys8319/
Vyllys833/
Wylles831/
Willeys772/
Willays771/
Wllis7333/
Wlles732/
Wylletts711/
Willis67230,465/
Welles673,435/
Willes671,547/
Wellis67120/
Uellys671/
Vellys671/
Willyz671/
Bylles670/

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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 Wyllys
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