Whelean Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Whelean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whelean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whelean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whelean occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whelean.

How Common Is The Last Name Whelean? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whelean is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Whelean live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Whelean is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 50 percent are found and Ohio, where 50 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 25 percent are found.

Whelean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whelean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whelean surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whelean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelehan931,129/
Wheleand930/
Wheelean930/
Whelan9257,264/
Welean920/
Wheelehan88160/
Whellehan881/
Whelihean881/
Whealehan881/
Wheallean880/
Wheelan861,168/
Whealan86199/
Whellan8658/
Wholean8634/
Wheilan863/
Wheleen863/
Whaelan862/
Whelane861/
Wyhlean861/
Whalean861/
Whelahn861/
Wheylan861/
Whelene861/
Weleyan861/
Whelein860/
Welehan860/
Whielan860/
Wahlean860/
Whelain860/
Wellean860/
Welan831,572/
Whelihan80401/
Whelehon80116/
Whelahan8095/
Wheyland8033/
Wellehan8032/
Wheiland8027/
Wholehan8025/
Wheatlan805/
Whetland803/
Wheelhan803/
Whealand801/
Wheilhan801/
Wheleham801/
Whetlane800/
Whelehen800/
Wheelien800/
Whelland800/
Whelyhan800/
Whalan771,957/
Walean77921/
Belean77875/
Wohlan77232/
Wellan77221/
Wahlan77212/
Wehlan77166/
Woelan7771/
Welian7768/
Whelam7763/
Welhan7759/
Welanc7737/
Weilan7731/
Welene7727/
Wielan7718/
Waelan7717/
Welyan7711/
Welane776/
Weleam775/
Huelan773/
Welein772/
Wolean772/
Weleon772/
Weljan772/
Velean772/
Weelan771/
Whylan771/
Weylan771/
Vhelan771/
Welant771/
Wyhlan771/
Whilan770/
Wilean770/
Wholan770/
Wheelahan75370/
Wheelihan7596/
Wheelehon7530/
Wheelehen7515/
Whelanová752/
Whellehon752/
Wehelihan751/
Whellihan751/
Whelanova751/
Hwelejane751/
Wesleyjan751/
Whelahane750/
Wheelland750/
Whollehan750/
Whilehean750/
Whealland750/
Wheeleham750/
Whellehen750/
Wellein71421/
Beljean71300/
Velehan71199/
Whyland71120/
Belejan7185/
Weilein7154/
Wejland7145/
Wielyan7138/
Whelham7135/
Weilant7134/
Wehlann7132/
Wetleng7130/
Wellian7129/
Weilian7128/
Weleyam7120/
Welihan7119/
Weglian7117/
Waehlan7115/
Wohlann7113/
Whellam7113/
Willean7110/
Whitlen719/
Wellene719/
Wahalan716/
Veleane716/
Weslaan715/
Weliand714/
Wellane713/
Wahlaan713/
Wihland713/
Welhian713/
Veleyan712/
Wheelam712/
Huelgan712/
Whillan711/
Hueland711/
Wallean711/
Wahlain711/
Waihlan711/
Whytlan711/
Weleyng711/
Welandt711/
Weleoun711/
Welesen711/
Wehlane711/
Wellaan711/
Wellhan711/
Wholein711/
Withlen711/
Whylyan711/
Weilain711/
Weilane711/
Welisen711/
Wyhlyan711/
Whailan710/
Whaylan710/
Whilane710/
Whallan710/
Wihlain710/
Wahleyn710/
Wheelahand710/
Whalain710/
Walehan710/
Wahlein710/
Whilann710/
Whaalan710/
Whalian710/
Whalein710/
Weehlan710/
Whilene710/
Welahan710/
Wolehan710/
Wehlein710/
Uheland710/
Wileand710/
Bealean710/
Wetlent710/
Belan6717,234/
Velan672,478/
Wolan671,701/
Weilandt671,513/
Walan671,140/
Weijland67226/
Wilan67219/
Wetlesen67204/
Weylandt67135/
Weilland6784/
Weislein6776/
Welam6769/
Wylan6758/
Houeland6740/
Wettland6725/
Wholahan6716/
Walheyan6710/
Håveland679/
Uelan678/
Weillant677/
Vhelayan675/
Wheliham673/
Welausen673/
Wehlihan672/
Beyleyan672/
Weislane672/
Wehlandt672/
Hueslein671/
Hueylane671/
Belijean671/
Wehlaing671/
Whetlham671/
Weisland671/
Welissen671/
Vhelajan671/
Vieljean671/
Wlehyahn671/
Wejlandt671/
Weiliand671/
Weliehon671/
Weliyang671/
Wailehan671/
Whitlend671/
Wcheline671/
Weileong671/
Weillang671/
Wheelham670/
Weillein670/
Whileoun670/
Wileasin670/
Whalahan670/
Willehan670/
Whitlenn670/
Whalehen670/
Wallehan670/
Whileing670/
Weillian670/
Whileine670/
Whitlain670/
Whealine670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whelean
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