Whatnall Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whatnall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whatnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511

Whatnall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whatnall is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatnall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Whatnall is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Whatnall live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 35 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Whatnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whatnall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whatnall last name grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watnall930/
Whetnall88215/
Waitnall881/
Whannall880/
Watnal863/
Whettnall827/
Wannall80127/
Wagnall8021/
Wetnall8011/
Huanall801/
Waynall800/
Whetnal800/
Wanal77268/
Vatnal71877/
Wanale71559/
Wanaul7110/
Batnal715/
Vhanal714/
Vanall712/
Wannal711/
Wajnal711/
Banall711/
Wanoll711/
Wahnal711/
Wagnal710/
Weathnoll710/
Wonall710/
Huangal671,654/
Vhanale67683/
Vannall6717/
Wainald6714/
Wanagli6712/
Wanaile679/
Vhangal678/
Vanalle677/
Wuanale676/
Vatnaul675/
Vangall675/
Vatnale673/
Wanaale673/
Wonnall672/
Wannale672/
Wanhall672/
Wanauld672/
Banaill671/
Wannaul671/
Battnal671/
Wagnail671/
Wahnail671/
Wainale671/
Vahanal671/
Vhannal671/
Wognall671/
Beanall671/
Baynall670/
Bannall670/
Wannoll670/

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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 Whatnall
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