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

Whatnell occurs most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Whatnell.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatnell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name 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.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Whatnell is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 62 percent live, Suffolk, where 14 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent live. Barring England Whatnell exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Whatnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whatnell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing 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
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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 Whatnell
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