Whelband Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whelband Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whelband Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Whelband Last Name Facts

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

Whelband is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whelband? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whelband is the 1,222,957th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Whelband live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 74 percent live, Greater London, where 5 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account England Whelband occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Whelband Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whelband has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whelband surname grew 479 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whelband Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Whelband earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.77% more than the national average, earning $71,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheelband9476/
Welband931/
Wellband8850/
Weelband880/
Wilband80122/
Whelbon801/
Walband800/
Wellbond750/
Huelvan6748/
Wilbond6721/
Wuelvan671/
Belvand671/
Wechelbaum670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Whelband
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