Wheelen Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wheelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Scotland181:297,43413,849
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Wheelen Last Name Facts

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

Wheelen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wheelen are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wheelen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 14 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 8 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Wheelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wheelen last name rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheelen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wheelen are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

Wheelen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheelend931/
Wheelien930/
Wheelent930/
Whelen92512/
Weelen92121/
Wheelehen8815/
Whealen86157/
Wheelin8696/
Wheleen863/
Whellen862/
Wheelln861/
Whaelen860/
Whelehn860/
Weelend860/
Welen83145/
Wheln831/
Wheallen800/
Whelehen800/
Wheelina800/
Wheelind800/
Whalen7740,699/
Beelen774,438/
Wahlen773,501/
Wellen772,865/
Welenc77941/
Wielen77204/
Wehlen77192/
Wählen77180/
Veelen77162/
Waelen77148/
Weulen7763/
Wohlen7760/
Wihlen7719/
Whealn7712/
Welien776/
Whelin775/
Weilen775/
Wholen773/
Huelen772/
Hbelen772/
Whlene771/
Whelem771/
Weßeln771/
Hwelen771/
Whilen770/
Weylen770/
Weelin770/
Wealen770/
Whellehen750/
Weln734/
Weelink71260/
Wesseln71226/
Wehlend71101/
Whallen7182/
Whaylen7172/
Waehlen7130/
Wetleng7130/
Whealin7129/
Whellem7119/
Wohleen7115/
Whitlen719/
Wellene719/
Wahalen718/
Weilend717/
Wohlien717/
Hueleng712/
Whillen711/
Weallen711/
Whelind711/
Wellien711/
Withlen711/
Beelenn711/
Whilemn711/
Weilien711/
Whailen710/
Whahlen710/
Whaleen710/
Woehlen710/
Weylend710/
Whaalen710/
Whellin710/
Wholien710/
Wheilin710/
Whalien710/
Wetlent710/
Whhalen710/
Belen6744,104/
Welin672,058/
Wilen671,547/
Walen671,354/
Welem67833/
Velen67389/
Wolen67251/
Welén67206/
Wylen6776/
Whealing6761/
Weelinck6745/
Uelen6725/
Wålen6718/
Welne678/
Welln673/
Wahln671/
Weesling671/
Weiglien671/
Wlehn671/
Vchellen671/
Whitlend671/
Weillend670/
Whitlenn670/
Whalehen670/
Weilenck670/
Whaln670/
Weallend670/
Welhn670/

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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 Wheelen
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