Whell Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Whell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Whell (14) may also be a first name.

Whell Last Name Facts

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

Whell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whell? popularity and diffusion

Whell is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Whell is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Whell are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Whell is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 67 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 30 percent live and Norfolk, where 3 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Whell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whell surname expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whell Last Name Statistics demography

Whell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelle912/
Well896,199/
Whel895/
Whitell83121/
Whytell8325/
Whisell832/
Whysell831/
Whetell831/
Wehelle831/
Whesell830/
Welle808,887/
Weill803,390/
Wheal80961/
Wheel80720/
Weall80372/
Weyll80120/
Wellh8024/
Whele8020/
Weell8010/
Wheil804/
Whill803/
Hwell802/
We'll801/
Weull801/
Whiel800/
Whissell77760/
Whittell77269/
Whettell7753/
Whychell7713/
Weichell773/
Whessell773/
Waichell771/
Whitehll771/
Whichell770/
Wel752,606/
Wheale73412/
Wheele73222/
Huelle73212/
Whisel7395/
Wetell7392/
Weille7337/
Whille7324/
Wychel7310/
Witell739/
Weßell735/
Whetel733/
Behell732/
Wuelle731/
Wealle731/
Whchel731/
Whylle731/
Whyllt731/
Uhelle731/
Wkheel731/
Wehlle730/
Whichelld711/
Will6762,475/
Weil6725,407/
Wele6713,868/
Weal672,550/
Weel672,002/
Weyl671,279/
Wihl67241/
Wichelt67105/
Vhel6757/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wähl6749/
Wyll6743/
Wittell6742/
Wealleh6737/
Vechell6727/
Wettell6719/
Welleïh6711/
Wyhl677/
Whil676/
Whle675/
Weetell675/
Weul673/
Hvel672/
Whyl671/
Whettel671/
Wehchel671/
Wehttel671/
Whitelt671/
Weatell671/
Weihsel671/
Vehelle671/
Wahgill671/
Wajchel671/
Wgel671/
Wejl671/
Wjel671/
Waihsel671/
Waheelh671/
Wessill670/
Wiseell670/
Wishsel670/
Weasell670/
Wheisel670/
Whitill670/

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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
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  • 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 Whell
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