Wheen Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wheen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wheen,' i.e. the queen (which see); compare wheencal, a female cat (Halliwell). Also wheene, a queen; North England (Halliwell). 'That es called the wheene of the Amazonnes,': Hampole MS. Bowes, quoted by Halliwell; compare wick or whick for quick (Lancashire dialect).

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Wheen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia851:317,59627,389
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wheen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wheen,' i.e. the queen (which see); compare wheencal, a female cat (Halliwell). Also wheene, a queen; North England (Halliwell). 'That es called the wheene of the Amazonnes,': Hampole MS. Bowes, quoted by Halliwell; compare wick or whick for quick (Lancashire dialect).

Nicholas le Whene, Close Roll, 23 Edward III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a Northern form of Queen, q.v. It need hardly be said that this name has nothing to do with the scot. wheen, Old English hwéne, ‘somewhat’, 'a little’: cp. Lanc. wheem for Old English cwéme, ‘convenient’, and whick for Old English cwic, ‘living’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wheen Last Name Facts

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

Wheen is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheen is the 1,088,856th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Wheen is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wheen reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England Wheen is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, Greater London, where 16 percent are found and Surrey, where 16 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 38 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Wheen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wheen last name expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheten9188/
Weheen9112/
Wheene911/
Whesen910/
Ween89448/
When89217/
Whiteen833/
Wheeten830/
Whien8050/
Weene8046/
Whean8039/
Whein8037/
Whene8027/
Hween807/
Hveen806/
Whenn806/
Whehn801/
Weehn801/
Wheem801/
Wheeting777/
Wheatten770/
Wen754,840,436/
Weyten73160/
Weseen73123/
Whesin7387/
Weißen7369/
Wheahn7349/
Huesen7327/
Wåhgen7311/
Wiseen736/
Wechen736/
Wiceen735/
Hueten734/
Weeten733/
Whettn732/
Wahein731/
Wehten731/
Wejten731/
Wheane731/
Whenne731/
Weycen731/
Wheing731/
Voheen730/
Whendt730/
Weesne730/
Wesend730/
Wehent730/
Wheand730/
Wein676,785/
Wenn672,782/
Weyn671,198/
Wene671,168/
Wean67638/
Weisend67297/
Weetink67134/
Huetten67125/
Weisent6784/
Vhen6761/
Weitten6757/
Weiceng6739/
Weun6736/
Hven6733/
Wijchen6726/
Whem6722/
Hwen6717/
Weijten6716/
Weschen6715/
Huessen6714/
Whin6712/
Weijsen679/
Whettem677/
Wenh676/
Whysenn676/
Uhehien675/
Wesseen674/
Whyn674/
Whiteng673/
Wishsen672/
Huescen671/
Hweisen671/
Wuichen671/
Houeten671/
Veeheen671/
Wheisin671/
Wejchen671/
Whisent671/
Whidten671/
Wheatin671/
Wetteen671/
Whitend671/
Wyhn671/
Wjen671/
Hweicen671/
Wheting670/
Whettin670/
Wihn670/
Weehten670/
Weisenk670/
Whitent670/

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