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Where Does The Last Name Wheelahan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wheelahan occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelahan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 769,129^th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Wheelahan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wheelahan are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 102,256. In Australia Wheelahan is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 51 percent live, New South Wales, where 44 percent live and Queensland, where 3 percent live. Barring Australia Wheelahan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Wheelahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wheelahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wheelahan last name expanded 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheelahan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wheelahan surname are 49.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 96.43% being registered with the party.

Wheelahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning $51,325 USD per year.