Wheavil Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Wheavil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheavil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
England161:3,482,379114,324
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wheavil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheavil is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheavil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wheavil live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 80,219. In Northern Ireland Wheavil is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and Scotland, where 5 percent reside.

Wheavil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wheavil has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wheavil surname increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weavil92580/
Wheasvill880/
Weavill86181/
Weaveil861/
Wevil834/
Wavil830/
Weaville805/
Wheviell801/
Wevill77190/
Huavil77122/
Weavel7734/
Beavil7719/
Wevile774/
Weevil773/
Whavel771/
Wievil770/
Wavill770/
Weavell7167/
Beavill7130/
Wattvil719/
Whyvill715/
Vwevile715/
Weville714/
Wieviel711/
Wesvill710/
Bevil67995/
Bavil67178/
Wheawell6726/
Vavil6721/
Washvill676/
Wevel675/
Whyville673/
Wavel673/
Vweville672/
Wheivell671/
Vevil671/
Whitvill671/
Whiviell670/
Wivil670/
Wyvil670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wheavil
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