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

Wyn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wyn is the 441,818th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wyn reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wyn is also the 84,406th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,140 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Wyn is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 36 percent are found, Colorado, where 12 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 22 percent are found and Belgium, where 12 percent are found.

Wyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wyn last name increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 555 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wyn surname are 23.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.81% registered to vote for the 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
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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 Wyn
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