Wheare Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Wheare Surname Definition:
From veor, great.
Wheare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 199 | 1:135,657 | 14,662 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
Wheare Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From veor, great.
Wheare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wheare is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheare? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wheare is the 1,092,155th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Wheare occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Wheare live; 88 percent live in Australasia and 88 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 135,657. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 53 percent reside, New South Wales, where 25 percent reside and Victoria, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Liberia, where 2 percent reside.
Wheare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wheare has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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