Wheeley Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

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

Wheeley Surname Definition:

A syncopated form of Wheatley, q.v.

Wheeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Australia881:306,76926,711
England691:807,50843,459
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Wheeley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A syncopated form of Wheatley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wheeley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheeley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wheeley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheeley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wheeley is the 478,427th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. The last name Wheeley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wheeley live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wheeley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 28 percent reside, Tennessee, where 25 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Wheeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheeley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wheeley surname increased 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheeley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheeley surname are 0.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Wheeley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $39,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $46,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheele92222/
Weeley9232/
Wheley926/
Whelley86146/
Whealey8650/
Whetley8613/
Wheetly866/
Wheelet865/
Wheelie864/
Wheelei862/
Weelley861/
Whaeley861/
Wheelee861/
Wheelez861/
Wheelys861/
Wheuley861/
Whieley861/
Whoeley860/
Wheelep860/
Wheyley860/
Whelehy860/
Weley83215/
Weele83181/
Whele8320/
Whely832/
Wheeller8032/
Wheeleer808/
Wheehler804/
Wheelerr803/
Whealley801/
Wheelees801/
Wheheliy801/
Wheasley800/
Wheellep800/
Wheitley800/
Wwheeler800/
Whaley7734,355/
Whiley772,887/
Beeley771,334/
Wholey771,017/
Whyley77466/
Wheale77412/
Whealy77372/
Weiley77250/
Welley77150/
Whelly77109/
Weleya77102/
Veeley7774/
Wahley7742/
Weleyi7737/
Weetly7727/
Weelay7724/
Weleye7722/
Wihley7719/
Welgey7714/
Wheles778/
Wieley776/
Wealey775/
Hueley775/
Weelly775/
Weelie775/
Weelee775/
Weleyo773/
Vheele772/
Whelle772/
Whaely772/
Weleyu772/
Weejly771/
Weeles771/
Weesle771/
Wehley771/
Wheela771/
Vheley771/
Whelay771/
Whelee771/
Wohley770/
Weyley770/
Whetly770/
Wehely770/
Wheyly770/
Wheily770/
Woeley770/
Wheelless7519/
Wheathley754/
Wheatleyh751/
Whheatley751/
Wheatlley751/
Wheelhoue751/
Wheattley750/
Wesselley750/
Wheatleyt750/
Wele7313,868/
Wely73574/
Whalley7111,374/
Wholley71427/
Wheitly7146/
Whilley7139/
Wheiles7134/
Weehler7130/
Wettley7124/
Whheler715/
Wheelai715/
Whayley714/
Wahaley714/
Wahlley714/
Wahiele713/
Wheales712/
Wehleye712/
Whailey711/
Weheler711/
Whytley711/
Wesleyp711/
Whaleyu711/
Whellet711/
Weitley711/
Vheeler711/
Vaheele711/
Veesley711/
Weeleeh711/
Weelihe711/
Weleyat711/
Wehleya711/
Wahleye711/
D'Wheeless711/
Wehelle711/
Weulley711/
Hweelya711/
Wheally710/
Wheelas710/
Weilley710/
Beehley710/
Wahhley710/
Beeyley710/
Whetler710/
Hvesley710/
Wihtley710/
Wethley710/
Wiley6770,363/
Welle678,887/
Whale675,651/
Welay674,570/
Wahle673,450/
Beley673,242/
Wehle672,163/
Weale671,904/
Wiele671,416/
Beele671,085/
Veley671,053/
While671,039/
Huele67854/
Waley67744/
Weile67676/
Wyley67503/
Weleh67357/
Whyle67344/
Wöhle67329/
Weule67249/
Woley67214/
Welie67164/
Weily67145/
Waele67141/
Wheelous6789/
Veele6786/
Welei6757/
Wheasler6752/
Vwele6742/
Wehgelee6734/
Wohle6733/
Wehly6726/
Welea6726/
Wesselly6725/
Weløy6722/
Wejle6718/
Welee6717/
Whole6716/
Wiely6713/
Weloy6713/
Waely6713/
Wähle6713/
Weela6711/
Whealler6710/
Vhele679/
Whyly679/
Whehella679/
Weyle677/
Wahly676/
Huely676/
Welej676/
Woele675/
Veely674/
Weheliya674/
Wyhle672/
Wheathly672/
Wheattle672/
Whelless672/
Welyi672/
Weeli672/
Wihle671/
Whitelly671/
Whithley671/
Weuly671/
Whela671/
Wheli671/
Whelleer671/
Whesllay671/
Whaleyii671/
Wheatlet671/
Whelehia671/
Houeleyi671/
Weloe671/
Hwele671/
Whitelle671/
Weliy671/
Weheslly671/
Weleu671/
Wheatlly670/
Wheeliss670/
Whily670/
Whetller670/
Wheelich670/
Whettler670/
Wheelach670/
Wheittly670/
Weheller670/
Wyhly670/
Weiselle670/
Weyselle670/

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