Wheelaghan Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wheelaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wheelaghan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Wheelaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheelaghan occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelaghan? popularity and diffusion

Wheelaghan is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Wheelaghan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wheelaghan are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

Wheelaghan is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 61 percent live, Kent, where 22 percent live and Durham, where 4 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Wheelaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wheelaghan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Wheelaghan surname expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelaghan950/
Wheeleghan900/
Wheleghan840/
Wholagan7835/
Belaghan782/
Willaghan746/
Belaighan741/
Veellagan741/
Belagan7194/
Velagan718/
Walagan711/
Welagam711/
Willaughan702/
Valaghan67198/
Velagane674/
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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 Wheelaghan
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