Wheelers Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Wheelers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheelers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wheelers Last Name Facts

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

Wheelers occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wheelers live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wheelers is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 40 percent live, Kentucky, where 20 percent live and South Carolina, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Wheelers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheelers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wheelers surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheelers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheelers last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Wheelers earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whielers8833/
Wheelars880/
Whlers862/
Welers861/
Wohlers806,505/
Wahlers803,149/
Wellers80156/
Veelers80129/
Weilers8071/
Wielers8065/
Wehlers8056/
Wholers8012/
Wöhlers808/
Whalers803/
Whylers801/
Weslers801/
Weylers801/
Whilers801/
Whelars800/
Welhers800/
Walers71102/
Velers7130/
Belers7119/
Wolers7110/
Wilers715/
Wylers711/
Welars711/
Wellrs710/
Wlhers710/
Willers677,115/
Wallers67354/
Velaers67229/
Wolhers6769/
Behlers6763/
Wollers6734/
Wohlars6730/
Vahlers6729/
Vellers6726/
Vohlers6720/
Wylaers6717/
Böhlers6714/
Wållers677/
Wailers677/
Witlers672/
Walhers672/
Beleers672/
Waliers672/
Wölhers671/
Veilers670/
Wohlirs670/
Walerss670/
Whileherst670/

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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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  • 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 Wheelers
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