Wynns Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Wynns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wynns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:564,57846,424
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:131,46312,590

Wynns (16) may also be a first name.

Wynns Last Name Facts

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

Wynns occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wynns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wynns is the 475,771st most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wynns are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 642 people, or 1 in 564,578. In The United States Wynns is primarily found in: Florida, where 18 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and North Carolina, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Wynns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wynns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wynns last name grew 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wynns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wynns surname are 10.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.03% registered to vote for the political party.

Wynns earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyns892,392/
Weyns80746/
Winns80441/
Wayns8091/
Wenns802/
Wynnz801/
Wymns801/
Woyns800/
Wns7521/
Wennås7326/
Wynsch7312/
Winnæs735/
Wnnshh734/
Wheyns731/
Winnse731/
Weunns730/
Weinns730/
Wens672,351/
Wins671,404/
Wyms67231/
Vyns67148/
Winnæss6774/
Byns6770/
Wnss675/
Wnsh674/
Wnsj671/
Wnnz671/
Vwns671/
Hwns671/
Vnns671/

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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 Wynns
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