Wheel Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wheel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.

Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).

1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St.

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Wheel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Iran1911:402,00325,767
England841:663,31038,317
Wales651:47,6084,483
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Liberia181:244,91915,115
China141:97,665,8265,141
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Wales381:41,2742,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wheel (55) may also be a first name.

Wheel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.

Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).

1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably a very old Teutonic personal name. Wela and Welo were Old German names of the VIII. and IX. centuries. "The etymon of it (and not an inappropriate one) may be the Anglo-Saxon wela, wealth, happiness, prosperity." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wheal (huel) is the Cornish word for a mine, as Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c. The first bearer of the surname probably resided near some tin or lead mine.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From wheal, huél, a work, i. e., a mine; or from some local name compounded thereof: as Wheal Batson in St. Agnes; Wheal Vyvyan in Constantine; Wheal Whidden in Kea; Whealancarh, the rocky work or mine; Whcalancoats, the work in the wood; Whealanvor, the work by the wayside, or the great work or mine; Whealreath, the red work, or the open work or mine; Whealrose (in St. Agnes), the mine in the vale. There are also Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wheel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wheel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wheel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,272nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Wheel are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 55 people.

The surname Wheel is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Wheel is most common in: Vermont, where 24 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Wheel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheel surname expanded 946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wheel surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wheel surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wheel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheele91222/
Whetel913/
Wkheel911/
Weel892,002/
Whel895/
Whettel831/
Whetell831/
Waheelh831/
Wheisel830/
Whesell830/
Wheal80961/
Weele80181/
Whell8066/
Whele8020/
Weell8010/
Wheil804/
Wjeel801/
Weetl801/
Weehl801/
Hweel801/
Whiel800/
Whettell7753/
Wheichel774/
Whessell773/
Wheicelt771/
Wuhettel771/
Wel752,606/
Wheale73412/
Weitel73126/
Whisel7395/
Weißel7393/
Wetell7392/
Weetel7316/
Wychel7310/
Weßell735/
Huetel734/
Wejcel733/
Huesel733/
Vheele732/
Weicel732/
Whelle732/
Hbeelh731/
Weatel731/
Weesle731/
Whchel731/
Witeel731/
Weeeel731/
Weseel730/
Weil6725,407/
Wele6713,868/
Well676,199/
Weal672,550/
Weyl671,279/
Wihl67241/
Huettel67222/
Whitell67121/
Wichelt67105/
Hvejsel6789/
Vhel6757/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wähl6749/
Whytell6725/
Wettell6719/
Hveisel6717/
Weassel6714/
Wesselt6713/
Wyhl677/
Weiszel677/
Whil676/
Weetell675/
Whle675/
Hueszel673/
Weul673/
Hvel672/
Whisell672/
Weszelt671/
Whyl671/
Wuessel671/
Wehchel671/
Weatell671/
Wjel671/
Wejl671/
Wgel671/
Wehelle671/
Wuettel671/
Wajchel671/
Weihsel671/
Wejssel671/
Weitelt671/
Wehttel671/
Wesszel671/
Vaheele671/
Waihsel671/
Weselph671/
Whysell671/
Whitelt671/
Weasell670/
Wishsel670/
Wiseell670/

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