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/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheildon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheildon is the 701,000th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wheildon are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England it is most frequent 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 occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Wheildon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheildon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wheildon surname increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheildon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheildon last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political 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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