Whellens Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whellens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whellens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Whellens Last Name Facts

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

Whellens occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whellens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whellens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whellens is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Whellens is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Whellens live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Whellens is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 40 percent are found and Northumberland, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Whellens is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent are found and Wales, where 14 percent are found.

Whellens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whellens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whellens surname fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellens935,181/
Whelens930/
Wheelens8810/
Weallens884/
Whellems881/
Weellens881/
Whillens881/
Whellins880/
Welens8634/
Willens801,119/
Wielens80785/
Wallens80347/
Wellins80337/
Wollens80147/
Waelens8031/
Welense8012/
Wohlens802/
Whalens801/
Wehllns801/
Weylens801/
Wahlens801/
Wellnsh800/
Whilens800/
Wealens800/
Wlens776/
Wellence7525/
Wallenås7516/
Willense7511/
Williens759/
Whillems753/
Willeens751/
Willenns750/
Whillins750/
Wessellenns745/
Wilens71321/
Wolens71226/
Walens71148/
Belens71103/
Velens7114/
Welenz7113/
Wylens718/
Willns716/
Welems713/
Welins711/
Willins67490/
Wijlens67342/
Vallens67126/
Wollins6793/
Wallins6777/
Willenz6773/
Wuylens6771/
Veulens6751/
Wyllins6735/
Vollens6729/
Welence6720/
Belensz6718/
Welemse6713/
Whilems6711/
Vejlens6710/
Wielins678/
Wilhens673/
Beelens673/
Vielens672/
Wielenz672/
Wiolens671/
Wahlins671/
Weelins671/
Huelins671/
Welenje671/
Wallenz671/
Wyllyns671/
Behlens670/
Welench670/
Wilense670/

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Whellens Reference & Research

Whillans One-name Study - A profile of the Whillans surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Whillans FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Whellens
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