Wheelden Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wheelden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheelden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Wheelden Last Name Facts

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

Wheelden is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wheelden live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 32 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wheelden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheelden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wheelden surname expanded 199 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheelden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheelden surname are 34.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.93% being registered with the political party.

Wheelden earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelden93251/
Weelden9356/
Wheeldin8841/
Wheelddn881/
Wheilden881/
Whielden880/
Welden862,350/
Wheelding821/
Whilden80663/
Wellden80117/
Wahlden806/
Weldenn801/
Whalden800/
Wheldin800/
Weilden800/
Wholden800/
Weldn771/
Whealdin750/
Whillden750/
Walden7145,463/
Wilden714,325/
Wolden711,296/
Weldin71868/
Bahyelden714/
Wylden713/
Weldyn713/
Bahielden711/
Willden671,240/
Wallden67460/
Whildin67197/
Waldien6786/
Wahldén6780/
Waeldin6735/
Wahldin6713/
Waldeen6710/
Woldøen677/
Welldén673/
Wohldén671/
Wahldèn671/
Waldenn671/
Wildeen671/
Bealden671/
Waulden670/
Wilhden670/
Beulden670/
Voelden670/
Veuchelden670/
Wealdin670/

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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
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  • 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 Wheelden
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