Whawell Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whawell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whawell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Whawell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whawell is found most frequently in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whawell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Whawell are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent live, Derbyshire, where 15 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Whawell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whawell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 349 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whawell Last Name Statistics demography

Whawell earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheawell9326/
Waywell86375/
Whowell86138/
Wawelle8610/
Weawell860/
Wawel8324/
Wheawill8021/
Wheywell8015/
Wahwelle801/
Wawehlle801/
Wavell77251/
Wawiel7713/
Wawele7712/
Wowell771/
Wehall771/
Whavel771/
Whaiel771/
Wayell771/
Weavell7167/
Bahwell7142/
Wayelle7114/
Hbaweel714/
Wehalle711/
Wajwele711/
Wajelle711/
Weihell711/
Weatell711/
Waiwele711/
Waivell711/
Woowell711/
Wahawle711/
Whaulle711/
Weasell710/
Waggell710/
Wausell710/
Weill673,390/
Wayel671,505/
Wheal67961/
Weall67372/
Whyel67137/
Weyll67120/
Waill6782/
Whaul6759/
Waiel6727/
Wawle6722/
Whaywleh676/
Wheil674/
Wehal674/
Wajel673/
Weichell673/
Wavel673/
Wawil672/
Wweel671/
Hweel671/
Weull671/
Bahaweel671/
Whayl671/
Waichell671/
Wheviell671/
Vaell671/
Vawel671/
Wowel671/
Wheivell671/
Waull670/
Whail670/

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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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  • 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 Whawell
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