Wetherel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wetherel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetherel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Wetherel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetherel is found most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wetherel occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wetherel are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

Wetherel is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 100 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Wetherel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetherel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wetherel
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