Whales Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:246,54020,052
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Whales (10) may also be a first name.

Whales Last Name Facts

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

Whales is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whales? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 657,184th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Whales are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Whales is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 246,540. In England Whales is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 22 percent are found, Durham, where 18 percent are found and West Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Whales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whales has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whales last name grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whales surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whales earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.51% more than the national average, earning R 338,652 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whalles927/
Whatles923/
Wheales922/
Whale's921/
Wahales920/
Whaless920/
Whailes920/
Wales9121,991/
Whals911/
Whatleys861/
Whattles860/
Wailes832,113/
Walles831,915/
Waeles83621/
Wheals83154/
Whalls83120/
Weales83116/
Walesh83109/
Wayles8360/
Walese8356/
Walesz8317/
Walies8311/
Waless8310/
Huales8310/
Wheles838/
Wohles835/
Wehles834/
Wahles833/
Wuales832/
Walets831/
Walhes831/
Wholes831/
Whails831/
Whalex831/
Whalis831/
Whalez831/
Walges831/
Waales831/
Vhales831/
Waleis830/
Wals801,505/
Wheless771,316/
Wheeles77522/
Walesch77450/
Wailess77175/
Wallies7771/
Wallesz7745/
Wheiles7734/
Waleese7712/
Walless774/
Walleys774/
Wallese773/
Wallesh772/
Walesse772/
Hvalejs772/
Bahales771/
Wallest771/
Wahalec771/
Wahalls771/
Wahleas771/
Wasless771/
Whelles771/
Waleshe771/
Whaleij771/
Wualese771/
Wualles771/
Whuiles771/
Wohlees771/
Wallets770/
Walhies770/
Wahlest770/
Wauless770/
Watless770/
Walsh73313,788/
Walls7364,776/
Bales7324,049/
Vales7315,854/
Walis731,547/
Wahls731,231/
Woles73680/
Waals73413/
Walse73377/
Walje73127/
Wails73112/
Weals73109/
Wauls7375/
Walss7357/
Weles7356/
Walze7350/
Walsø7338/
Walås7316/
Walex7315/
Walez7313/
Walhs737/
Walys736/
Walsj732/
Walce732/
Watls731/
Walsz731/
Waleś731/
Walej731/
Wéles731/
Wayls730/
Whels730/
Wohls730/
Wheeless711,351/
Wallesch71406/
Whelless712/
Wheelees711/
Whoiless710/
Valles6796,853/
Wallis6753,028/
Walshe677,395/
Valeus675,847/
Bailes675,757/
Bayles675,737/
Beales674,524/
Balles672,975/
Wallez671,675/
Baules67815/
Walsch67734/
Vailes67546/
Valese67528/
Valies67469/
Balesh67363/
Hvalec67357/
Valest67344/
Wooles67321/
Wolles67261/
Waltje67182/
Wallce67155/
Walsøe67149/
Valesh6790/
Baleis6787/
Bahles6782/
Baales6779/
Wallsh6775/
Walish6773/
Waleij6772/
Bohles6765/
Walece6764/
Wailis6762/
Böhles6750/
Vaules6744/
Welies6743/
Balhes6743/
Walech6739/
Wealls6737/
Valeis6737/
Valets6736/
Wheels6735/
Valões6729/
Veales6725/
Wasels6725/
Wallje6723/
Walice6719/
Wheelless6719/
Walisz6719/
Balesz6719/
Wahlis6717/
Valges6716/
Wallys6715/
Wolges6714/
Welesz6712/
Welesh6711/
Wahlse679/
Vayles677/
Wallec677/
Hvalsø676/
Valees676/
Walise676/
Wallej676/
Vaales676/
Whells675/
Walois675/
Baleys675/
Waletz675/
Walihs674/
Waslis674/
Wolesz674/
Wolesh674/
Waleex674/
Walist674/
Whelis673/
Valeys673/
Vhalis673/
Waills673/
Balees673/
Wallex673/
Weiles673/
Vasles673/
Waulis673/
Wealsh672/
Woules672/
Walshh672/
Walssh672/
Weyles672/
Whelsh672/
Bjales672/
Baless672/
Valess672/
Waliss672/
Waliez672/
Wallesche672/
Hualis672/
Walais672/
Waalsh671/
Walhis671/
Wallss671/
Wahlez671/
Weeles671/
Whools671/
Welees671/
Weless671/
Vheles671/
Vholes671/
Wolese671/
Walecz671/
Wallås671/
Vuales671/
Walays671/
Walerz671/
Walios671/
Waldje671/
Wealis670/
Watlis670/
Wallse670/
Wuiles670/
Vohles670/
Baleas670/
Weihls670/
Wahlheise670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whales
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