Wyre Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Wyre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6491:558,48846,038
England1991:279,99021,818
Antigua and Barbuda761:1,305228
Wales151:206,30213,003
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Wyre (21) may also be a first name.

Wyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wyre is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wyre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 365,442nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wyre are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 558,488. In The United States Wyre is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Antigua and Barbuda, where 8 percent are found.

Wyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wyre last name expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyre Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Wyre are 6.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wyre earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $43,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayre8986/
Weyre8915/
Wyrie899/
Whyre897/
Wyrea892/
Wyrey890/
Wre86102/
Wyr863/
Weyrer80261/
Weyres80136/
Wayrie801/
Wyreah801/
Wayrer801/
Wayreh801/
Whyres800/
Wyrred800/
Were7558,438/
Wire753,106/
Byre75482/
Øwre75288/
Wyra7584/
Wäre7555/
Wyrt7522/
Weyr7520/
Wrhe754/
Wrre752/
Whre752/
Wråe752/
Wyrh752/
Wyor751/
Hwre751/
Wuyr751/
Wyrr751/
Wyry751/
Wytr751/
Wwre751/
Wwyr751/
Wytrzes7334/
Weyrech7316/
Wyttree736/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Veyre67883/
Wereh67836/
Waire67688/
Vayre67374/
Bayre67337/
Wirey67172/
Byhre67155/
Weire67125/
Werey67112/
Boyre6780/
Wiere6776/
Werea6773/
Werei6769/
Whire6759/
Werie6756/
Wæhre6753/
Wayra6747/
Where6741/
Wireh6737/
Wirie6729/
Wärre6726/
Hwire6725/
Beyre6721/
Weree6720/
Wærøe6713/
Wirei6711/
Wirje6711/
Woire6711/
Vyrje6710/
Weyra679/
Byree676/
Woyra676/
Buyre675/
Wajre674/
Vyres673/
Wayri673/
Werhe673/
Wuire673/
Wärje673/
We're672/
Byrre672/
Wehre672/
Wirer672/
Whreh672/
Byrey672/
Wayjr671/
Werze671/
Wejre671/
Wrejh671/
Wirre671/
Wwreh671/
Uayre671/
Wihre671/
Wyryt671/
Wirea671/
Wyrzy671/
Vyrer671/
Weure671/
Wuhyr671/
Weyreach670/

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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 Wyre
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