Whealen Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Whealen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whealen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey121:4,324761
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Whealen Last Name Facts

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

Whealen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Whealen.

How Common Is The Last Name Whealen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whealen is the 1,391,595th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Whealen reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 42 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Whealen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whealen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whealen last name increased 104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whealen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whealen surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

Whealen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.9% more than the national average, earning $55,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheallen930/
Whalen9240,699/
Whelen92512/
Whealn9212/
Wealen920/
Wheelen86223/
Whallen8682/
Whaylen8672/
Whealin8629/
Wahalen868/
Wheleen863/
Whellen862/
Weallen861/
Whaelen860/
Whelehn860/
Whailen860/
Whahlen860/
Whaleen860/
Whaalen860/
Whalhen860/
Whalien860/
Whhalen860/
Walen831,354/
Welen83145/
Wheln831/
Whaln830/
Whealing8061/
Wheelend801/
Whelehen800/
Wheelien800/
Wheelent800/
Whalehen800/
Weallend800/
Wayhalen800/
Wallen7711,853/
Wahlen773,501/
Wellen772,865/
Whalin77944/
Welenc77941/
Waalen77306/
Waylen77261/
Wielen77204/
Wehlen77192/
Wählen77180/
Weelen77121/
Walien77109/
Wailen7784/
Weulen7763/
Whalem7737/
Hvalen7722/
Wihlen7719/
Walenn7714/
Waleen7712/
Walenc7712/
Waløen779/
Waulen778/
Bealen776/
Welien776/
Whelin775/
Weilen775/
Waloen773/
Huelen772/
Hbelen772/
Walenk771/
Whlene771/
Whalnd771/
Whalyn771/
Whelem771/
Hualen771/
Hbalen771/
Wahaln771/
Hwelen771/
Whilen770/
Weylen770/
Hwalen770/
Whalne770/
Wealnd770/
Wheelehen7515/
Wheatling753/
Whallhenn751/
Whellehen750/
Waln73751/
Weln734/
Whaling711,152/
Walleen71118/
Wallien71111/
Wehlend71101/
Wheelin7196/
Walenne7155/
Wailuen7153/
Whallin7132/
Waehlen7130/
Wetleng7130/
Beahlen7123/
Wallend7120/
Whellem7119/
Whailin7114/
Whitlen719/
Wahalng719/
Wellene719/
Weilend717/
Hueleng712/
Wahalin712/
Walhlen712/
Whaylin712/
Huallen712/
Whillen711/
Walengg711/
Waylene711/
Waylien711/
Weileen711/
Wheelln711/
Whelind711/
Wellien711/
Vahalen711/
Wailien711/
Wahlenk711/
Withlen711/
Whilemn711/
Weilien711/
Woehlen710/
Weylend710/
Whalind710/
Weelend710/
Whellin710/
Whallem710/
Wheilin710/
Wetlent710/
Walllen710/
Belen6744,104/
Balen674,310/
Valen673,075/
Welin672,058/
Wilen671,547/
Whatling671,067/
Welem67833/
Walin67822/
Walne67774/
Velen67389/
Walyn67278/
Walem67276/
Welén67206/
Waleń67116/
Walln6792/
Wylen6776/
Uelen6725/
Walén6724/
Wålen6718/
Welne678/
Wahyulen677/
Welln673/
Wahln671/
Weiglien671/
Wlehn671/
Wallenck671/
Wiggelen671/
Weuglien671/
Waalenne671/
Vchellen671/
Whitlend671/
Hualn671/
Weillend670/
Whitlenn670/
Weilenck670/
Wheelind670/
Houhalen670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whealen
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