Weal Surname

169,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Weal Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at a Well [Old English wiella] 2 = Wale, q.v.

Weal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
England4031:138,25813,495
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Australia2141:126,14813,799
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Canada521:708,56956,910
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Wales71:442,07621,198
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Weal (1,336) may also be a first name.

Weal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at a Well [Old English wiella] 2 = Wale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch-Flemish, Wiel; from the German, Wiehl; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Weal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weal is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,295th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,857,861 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Weal are found; 41 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Weal is also the 214,855th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,336 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 88,656. Beside Egypt this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Weal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weal has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Weal surname rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Weal are 19.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.34% registered with the party.

The amount Weal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.23% less than the national average, earning $33,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $44,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weale891,904/
Wheal89961/
Weall89372/
Wehal894/
Weyal893/
Wealh893/
Wejal892/
Wieal891/
Weahl890/
Wal8684,293/
Wel862,606/
Wheale80412/
Weyale8013/
Wueale808/
Wealle801/
Weatel801/
Wehall801/
Wejale801/
Wall75141,357/
Wahl7553,907/
Wale7541,397/
Beal7540,568/
Weil7525,407/
Wele7513,868/
Veal7513,651/
Well756,199/
Wail754,816/
Waal752,518/
Weel752,002/
Weyl751,279/
Walh75489/
Waul75431/
Whal7554/
Hwel7551/
Welh7550/
Ueal7527/
Walø7521/
Wayl7511/
Hwal759/
Wual756/
Wajl756/
Whel755/
Weul753/
Walÿ751/
Walź751/
Wgel751/
Wejl751/
Wealleh7337/
Weassel7314/
Wooeall731/
Weatell731/
Wehalle731/
Weasell730/
Walle6720,489/
Beall6715,051/
Welle678,887/
Veale677,451/
Whale675,651/
Weill673,390/
Wayal672,125/
Wayel671,505/
Weyel671,119/
Whall671,045/
Wheel67720/
Wahal67680/
Weile67676/
Weihl67477/
Veall67422/
Waale67411/
Wahul67314/
Beyal67302/
Weule67249/
Wajal67229/
Weild67200/
Weele67181/
Weisl67160/
Wagli67159/
Vowel67144/
Whyel67137/
Weijl67134/
Walhe67127/
Wajul67121/
Weyll67120/
Weiel67102/
Waitl67102/
Wajil6792/
Waill6782/
Bejal6777/
Wahll6770/
Whell6766/
Whaul6759/
Wayol6755/
Wayil6747/
Beahl6744/
Vwele6742/
Vejal6739/
Vehal6731/
Waiel6727/
Wawel6724/
Wellh6724/
Whele6720/
Wallh6720/
Wahlh6720/
Wejle6718/
Waldh6718/
Woyel6716/
Waall6716/
Wajol6716/
Wißel6716/
Wuall6715/
Beial6714/
Åwall6713/
Wahlø6712/
Weslh6711/
Hwail6711/
Wuehl6711/
Weell6710/
Hwale679/
Waisl678/
Wallø678/
Weyle677/
Veyal676/
Waltå676/
Beeal675/
Wijal675/
Wiyal675/
Wouel675/
Wheil674/
Woiel674/
Wajel673/
Wault673/
Weyil673/
Hwell672/
Woyal672/
Walhl672/
Waail672/
Wahyl672/
Waial672/
Woelh672/
Walhh672/
Whayl671/
Bealh671/
Walpp671/
Walzz671/
Waahl671/
Woial671/
Wwale671/
Wayld671/
We'll671/
Weuel671/
Ueale671/
Ueyal671/
Veahl671/
Vawel671/
Wheatlet671/
Wowel671/
Vheal671/
Wauhl671/
Wahlt671/
Vwale671/
Wajlh671/
Wuale671/
Hweel671/
Hwele671/
Weilh671/
Weehl671/
Weetl671/
Wethl671/
Weull671/
Weult671/
Weiyl671/
Wahld671/
Uowel671/
Wwayl671/
Wweel671/
Hwalt671/
Whail670/
Walll670/
Weilt670/
Waull670/
Wahtl670/
Whiel670/
Wehtl670/
Ueald670/
Wetyl670/
Welhe670/

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