Wynn Surname
Approximately 66,683 people bear this surname
Wynn Surname Definition:
= Winn(e, q.v.
Wynn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,157 | 1:9,257 | 1,112 |
| Myanmar | 18,837 | 1:2,757 | 150 |
| England | 4,841 | 1:11,510 | 1,697 |
| Australia | 1,383 | 1:19,520 | 2,708 |
| Canada | 806 | 1:45,714 | 5,620 |
| Wales | 331 | 1:9,349 | 1,027 |
| Scotland | 262 | 1:20,434 | 2,370 |
| New Zealand | 252 | 1:17,970 | 3,150 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Ireland | 67 | 1:70,283 | 4,402 |
| Jamaica | 51 | 1:56,273 | 3,110 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 101 | 1:43,860 | 3,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,204 | 1:11,060 | 1,694 |
| Wales | 248 | 1:6,324 | 413 |
| Scotland | 164 | 1:22,824 | 2,152 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,917 | 1:10,213 | 1,329 |
Wynn (4,827) may also be a first name.
Wynn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Winn(e, q.v.
(Scottish, Welsh) Dweller on a wynd, a narrow street in a town; descendant of Gwynn (fair).
Welsh. The same as Gwynne-white, fair. All Welsh words commencing with G drop the initial in certain cases; thus gwyn, when employed as an epithet to a proper name, becomes wyn, as Hymel Wyn-Howel the Fair.
Wynne is the North Wales and Shropshire form of the South Wales and Monmouthshire name of Gwyn or Gwynne.
Wynn Demographics
Average Wynn Salary in
United States
$39,918 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wynn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wynn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wynn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wynn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wynn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,540th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 109,286 people. Wynn is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Wynn live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wynn is also the 98,347th most common first name globally It is held by 4,827 people.
Wynn is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 39,157 people, or 1 in 9,257. In The United States Wynn is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 28 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Wynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wynn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wynn last name rose 796 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 34 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wynn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wynn surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wynn last name are 8.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Wynn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.41% more than the national average, earning 485,930 kr per year; in Peru they earn 448.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 106,326 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.18% more than the national average, earning R 325,980 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynne | 89 | 29,525 | / |
| Whynn | 89 | 119 | / |
| Hwynn | 89 | 16 | / |
| Waynn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wynnk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wynng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wynnc | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weynn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wyn | 86 | 774 | / |
| Wnn | 86 | 10 | / |
| Waynne | 80 | 19 | / |
| Whynne | 80 | 6 | / |
| D'Wynn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wynnne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wynndt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winn | 75 | 56,022 | / |
| Wyne | 75 | 4,039 | / |
| Wenn | 75 | 2,782 | / |
| Weyn | 75 | 1,198 | / |
| Wayn | 75 | 204 | / |
| Wünn | 75 | 50 | / |
| Wänn | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hwyn | 75 | 15 | / |
| Whyn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hwnn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wwnn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wnne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bynn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vynn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wnnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wnnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wync | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wymn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wayne | 67 | 27,121 | / |
| Winne | 67 | 2,375 | / |
| Wn | 67 | 770 | / |
| Weyne | 67 | 492 | / |
| Whyne | 67 | 389 | / |
| Wenne | 67 | 185 | / |
| Whinn | 67 | 148 | / |
| Vynne | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wenng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wuenn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wuynh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wionn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Winnd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waenn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whenn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weinn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wönne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Winnk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuinn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyndt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwinn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whayn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hweyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyndh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyntt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wennt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wennk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenn | 67 | 0 | / |
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