Wheildon Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wheildon Surname Definition:

= Wheldon, q.v.

Wheildon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada431:856,87466,382
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wheildon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wheldon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wheildon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheildon is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wheildon.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheildon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 701,000th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wheildon live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

Wheildon is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England Wheildon is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 12 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Wheildon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheildon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wheildon surname grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheildon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wheildon are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Wheildon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheldon931,424/
Whildon9318/
Weildon931/
Wheeldon885,349/
Whieldon88651/
Whealdon88197/
Whelldon887/
Whilldon886/
Whheldon881/
Wheildan881/
Whaeldon881/
Whildone880/
Weldon8627,095/
Wildon86349/
Wheatldon820/
Welldon80199/
Weldone8050/
Willdon805/
Weeldon804/
Wildone803/
Weldonn802/
Whaldon802/
Weldojn800/
Wealdon800/
Wilddon800/
Welldone7562/
Willdone756/
Whealdom751/
D'Weldon751/
Wildan717,735/
Waldon716,785/
Weldan7152/
Wyldon7118/
Wledon712/
Bahyeldon711/
Baildon67321/
Wildane67139/
Wildhan6712/
Wildanh679/
Walddon673/
Walldon673/
Wauldon672/
Waldoun671/
Wildaan671/
Vaildon671/
Weldann671/
Waldonc671/
Wheldam670/
Waldgon670/
Welldan670/
Waldone670/
Willdan670/
Waldoon670/

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