Wheelis Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

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

Wheelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0491:345,52831,033
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Wheelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheelis occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheelis is the 345,892nd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,888,040 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wheelis reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wheelis is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,049 people, or 1 in 345,528. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Louisiana, where 11 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Wheelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheelis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wheelis last name increased 853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wheelis last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.81% registered with the political party.

Wheelis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheeliss930/
Whelis923/
Weelis920/
Wheeles86522/
Wheliss8620/
Whellis8611/
Wheelys861/
Whelais860/
Welis83207/
Wheeless801,351/
Weelishe801/
Wheelees801/
Wheelich800/
Wellis77120/
Welies7743/
Welish7740/
Wielis7733/
Wahlis7717/
Beelis779/
Wheles778/
Welise774/
Welisz773/
Veelis772/
Wetlis772/
Weylis772/
Vhelis771/
Weeles771/
Whalis771/
Whilis770/
Wealis770/
Wheelless7519/
Welishe712,242/
Wheless711,316/
Welisch71226/
Whillis71186/
Welhuis71145/
Wellish7155/
Wheiles7134/
Wellisz7114/
Wellise7112/
Welaish716/
Wielisz715/
Wehelic714/
Wheales712/
Wahliss712/
Guhelis711/
Wohlees711/
Weillis711/
Wheelez711/
Whelles711/
D'Wheeless711/
Wielies710/
Whileis710/
Weilies710/
Whiliss710/
Wilis679,524/
Velis679,520/
Belis672,742/
Walis671,547/
Wählisch6793/
Wehlisch6763/
Weles6756/
Wolis6732/
Weliz677/
Wieliesz676/
Welij673/
Waelisch673/
Wylis673/
Whelless672/
Whittlis671/
Wahlisch671/
Wöhlisch671/
Wehelich671/
Welys670/

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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
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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 Wheelis
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