Wyls Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Wyls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France31:22,140,907385,998

Wyls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wyls is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Wyls is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wyls live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Wyls is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 12 percent live.

Wyls Last Name Statistics demography

Wyls earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.8% less than the national average, earning R 69,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyles893,181/
Weyls8982/
Wylls892/
Wylsz891/
Wayls890/
Wylse890/
Wls863/
Whyles80267/
Wayles8060/
Weyles802/
Wylles801/
Wyless801/
Wils753,946/
Wels752,849/
Wöls75243/
Byls7570/
Wlsd755/
Wlsz754/
Vyls754/
Wles752/
Wlsp752/
Wlss751/
Wlls751/
Wlsh751/
Wwls751/
Wlhs751/
Wlse751/
Wylz751/
Wells67315,346/
Welsh6782,193/
Wills6769,354/
Wiles6727,341/
Wiels67478/
Weels67478/
Wails67112/
Weals67109/
Wilsz6788/
Wilse6788/
Weils6779/
Waels6774/
Welss6766/
Welsz6757/
Weles6756/
Woels6738/
Bylls6716/
Wilss6713/
Welse6712/
Welhs6712/
Wälås678/
Wuils672/
Weëls672/
Wlles672/
Wylch671/
Welsø671/
Vwils671/
Wülst671/
Wilsh671/
Wéles671/
Wölls671/
Vylsh671/
Welsp671/
Whils671/
Wehls670/
Woils670/
Hwlse670/
Whels670/
Whles670/
Wilhs670/

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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 Wyls
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