Whatnell Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whatnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whatnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Whatnell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whatnell is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatnell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Whatnell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Whatnell are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 62 percent are found, Suffolk, where 14 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Whatnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whatnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whatnell surname expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watnell930/
Whanell930/
Whannell88128/
Whetnell880/
Wanell869/
Watnel866/
Whanel860/
Wannell80712/
Whannel80172/
Wagnell8047/
Waynell805/
Watniel801/
Waanell800/
Wanel7732/
Beatnell751/
Wethnell750/
Huanel71395/
Vanell7181/
Waniel7181/
Wainel7142/
Banell7134/
Wannel7124/
Wanehl7120/
Wagnel7117/
Wahnel7110/
Wonell716/
Waynel711/
Wanelt710/
Wonnell67312/
Bannell67197/
Weinell67178/
Watngil67140/
Weynell6751/
Vannell6739/
Vagnell6710/
Wahnelt678/
Wainele676/
Wanl676/
Baunell674/
Huonell673/
Vaneell671/
Botnell671/
Wanniel671/
Wannill671/
Bainell671/
Wethnel670/
Wounell670/
Baynell670/

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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 Whatnell
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