Wheaver Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheaver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheaver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:733,13240,828
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wheaver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wheaver is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheaver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wheaver live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wheaver is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 733,132. In England Wheaver is most common in: Shropshire, where 28 percent reside, West Midlands, where 21 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 18 percent reside. Outside of England Wheaver occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Wheaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheaver has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 304 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weaver92204,379/
Whaver922/
Whever921/
Wheave921/
Weaverr868/
Wheever864/
Weavere863/
Weavaer862/
Weavear862/
Weavert862/
Wweaver861/
Weeaver861/
Weaaver861/
Weavier861/
Weiaver860/
Weaveer860/
Wever838,155/
Waver83305/
Weavr835/
Weave834/
Whave831/
Wheve831/
Weaverrd801/
Beaver7734,951/
Weaber77576/
Weever77273/
Waiver7734/
Wahave7722/
Wavere7721/
Veaver7715/
Wuaver7715/
Weiver7710/
Huever779/
Wuever778/
Wiever777/
Waaver776/
Wheber775/
Wiaver774/
Weavre774/
Weavie774/
Weavet773/
Wevier772/
Whavey772/
Weavez772/
Wavier772/
Weawer772/
Weavir771/
Wayver771/
Weaved771/
Weavey771/
Weveir771/
Weover771/
Woever771/
Wwever771/
Wevere770/
Wahver770/
Weavee770/
Weaverová752/
Wave73313/
Weve73224/
Weivert716/
Vehaver713/
Wheeber711/
Whewere711/
Whewear711/
Wheawhe711/
Weawear711/
Veiaver711/
Wejever711/
Wahtver711/
Whanper710/
Wauhver710/
Wheabee710/
Weber67633,578/
Wawer674,708/
Bever674,130/
Baver672,139/
Wavey671,735/
Wewer671,466/
Waber671,303/
Wuave67867/
Wavre67530/
Watve67324/
Vever67269/
Waave67261/
Waive67251/
Weuve67175/
Vaver67153/
Bouwheer67107/
Uaver67101/
Wyver6774/
Wauve6773/
Waveh6769/
Wavie6759/
Wavge6728/
Beave6721/
Wieve6721/
Uever6721/
Hueve6717/
Wavee6714/
Wevie6712/
Wiver677/
Weive674/
Wavea674/
Huave672/
Waivr671/
Wajve671/
Wueve671/
Weebr671/
Weeve671/
Weiivier671/
Whive671/
Wasve671/
Wavez671/
Vhave671/
Weveh671/
Wevee671/
Beavr671/
Uheve671/
Whewa671/
Vihiever671/
Vihiaver671/
Whewe671/
Waveu671/
Wäver671/
Woujever671/
Wavei671/
Weewr671/
Wevrt671/
Weavy670/
Wevir670/
Whevy670/

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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 Wheaver
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