Wettenhall Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wettenhall Surname Definition:

A township in Cheshire.

Wettenhall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3591:75,1978,815
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Wettenhall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wettenhall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wettenhall is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettenhall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 764,765th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name Wettenhall occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Wettenhall are found; 98 percent are found in Australasia and 98 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Wettenhall is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 75,197. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 47 percent reside, Victoria, where 38 percent reside and Tasmania, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Australia Wettenhall occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Wettenhall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wettenhall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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