Währy Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Währy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Wahry (57) are calculated separately.
Währy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Währy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Währy occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wahry. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Währy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Währy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Währy reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 547,528. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 80 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 7 percent live and Canton of Solothurn, where 7 percent live. Apart from Switzerland it occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahry | 93 | 57 | / |
| Wehry | 80 | 574 | / |
| Whary | 80 | 325 | / |
| Wöhry | 80 | 250 | / |
| Whery | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wihry | 80 | 9 | / |
| Währa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wherry | 73 | 3,859 | / |
| Wharry | 73 | 1,029 | / |
| Wheary | 73 | 192 | / |
| Währer | 73 | 103 | / |
| Whirry | 73 | 96 | / |
| Wehrey | 73 | 45 | / |
| Weahry | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wharey | 73 | 15 | / |
| Woehry | 73 | 12 | / |
| Waehry | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wheery | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wahary | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whoray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whorry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehrry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whorey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whirey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheroy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wherey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wehery | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wharay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wary | 67 | 19,692 | / |
| Wery | 67 | 4,353 | / |
| Wéry | 67 | 598 | / |
| Wahariy | 67 | 514 | / |
| Wiry | 67 | 162 | / |
| Wory | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wäre | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wharrey | 67 | 37 | / |
| Whearry | 67 | 35 | / |
| Waharay | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wherrey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waharey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whittry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoerey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wöry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Währich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whierry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitroy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whorrey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Währy
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