Whanslaw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Whanslaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whanslaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Whanslaw Last Name Facts

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

Whanslaw has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whanslaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Whanslaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Whanslaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Whanslaw live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Canada Whanslaw exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Whanslaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whanslaw has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whanslaw last name declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanslow8029/
Wansław805/
Wanzlawe751/
Bohnslaw751/
Wanslowe750/
Wancław6725/
Vanslow675/
Wonslow672/
Banslow670/
Vanslova6331/
Bohnslav6318/
Weinclaw639/
Vansleow631/
Wamsleyw630/
Vansellow591/
Vanslov5351/
Wiesław5315/
Vonslow5311/
Vanzlow534/
Woncław531/
Bonslow530/
Vanclaf530/
Vancleav504/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whanslaw
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