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

Whatnall occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatnall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Whatnall is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Whatnall are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England Whatnall is most common in: Leicestershire, where 35 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 32 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Whatnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whatnall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 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
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  • 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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