Wyn Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Belgium951:121,01717,762
England611:913,41146,955
South Africa581:934,09859,404
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
France221:3,019,215204,848
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Wyn (6,140) may also be a first name.

Wyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wyn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 441,818th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. Wyn is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wyn are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wyn is also the 84,406th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 6,140 people.

Wyn is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 36 percent live, Colorado, where 12 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 12 percent live.

Wyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wyn surname grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 555 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wyn surname are 23.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.95% less than the national average, earning R 57,144 per year; in United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning $30,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wynn8666,683/
Wyne864,039/
Weyn861,198/
Wayn86204/
Hwyn8615/
Whyn864/
Wuyn861/
Wync861/
Wyhn861/
Wymn860/
Wn80770/
Wynne7529,525/
Wayne7527,121/
Weyne75492/
Whyne75389/
Whynn75119/
Hwynn7516/
Wuynh759/
Wyndt753/
Whayn753/
Waynn753/
Hweyn751/
Wyndh751/
Wynnc751/
Wynng751/
Wynnk751/
Wyntt751/
Woyne751/
Weynn750/
Wen674,840,436/
Win67826,290/
Byn671,385/
Vyn67586/
Whayne67219/
Woyneh6729/
Waynne6719/
Wnh6712/
Wwn6711/
Hwn6711/
Wnn6710/
Wne678/
Wym677/
Wnq677/
Whynne676/
Whn676/
Wnt676/
Vwn675/
Wnd675/
Wayneh673/
Wjn673/
Wahyne672/
Wén672/
Hwayne671/
Wynndt671/
Wynnne671/
D'Wynn671/
Wnc671/

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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 Wyn
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