Wyness Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wyness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:171,44015,745
Scotland2921:18,3352,191
Canada1971:187,03318,476
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Australia711:380,22131,281
Israel261:329,14027,831
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Wales111:281,32115,850
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3321:11,2751,392
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wyness (4,560) may also be a first name.

Wyness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wyness occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyness? popularity and diffusion

It is the 301,281st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Wyness reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Wyness is also the 101,775th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 4,560 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 171,440. In England Wyness is most frequent in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live and Wiltshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Wyness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wyness has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 663 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wyness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wyness last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wyness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90% more than the national average, earning R 451,524 per year; in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayness9222/
Wynesss921/
Weyness920/
Wynness920/
Wynes91832/
Winess83718/
Waynes83136/
Whynes8369/
Weness8366/
Wynnes8321/
Weynes835/
Hwynes832/
Byness830/
Wynees830/
Wigness77137/
Bayness7773/
Wainess7759/
Winness7740/
Wenness779/
Vayness778/
Whaynes773/
Weiness772/
Winesse771/
Wesness770/
Wynetts770/
Wines737,470/
Bynes731,353/
Wenes73320/
Vynes736/
Wynis731/
Wynez731/
Weineiss719/
Woynesht714/
Weanness711/
Witnesst711/
Weynesht711/
Baynes678,122/
Veness671,788/
Boynes67940/
Wehnes67582/
Waines67526/
Winnes67342/
Wennes67208/
Beness67201/
Wisnes67145/
Wignes67130/
Whines67110/
Wenesz6746/
Wienes6743/
Vaynes6738/
Weines6736/
Beynes6735/
Viness6726/
Voynes6725/
Wensås6720/
Wegnes6716/
Vynets6711/
Wenyss678/
Biness678/
Winesh676/
Veynes674/
Wynice673/
Waynez673/
Wynish673/
Weenes672/
Winiss672/
Wineus671/
Woines671/
Wynnis671/
Weynez671/
Whenes671/
Weunes671/
Winesd671/
Wenies671/
Bynesh671/
Weniss670/
Wesnis670/
Wenesh670/
Buynes670/

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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 Wyness
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