Whelligan Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Whelligan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Whelligan Demographics
Average Whelligan Salary in
England
£32,340
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Whelligan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whelligan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whelligan occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Whelligan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whelligan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Whelligan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Whelligan live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.
It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Whelligan is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 67 percent reside, Cheshire, where 11 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and New Zealand, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welligan | 94 | 10 | / |
| Wheeligan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Weligan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Willigan | 82 | 120 | / |
| Wellygan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wolligan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Willighan | 78 | 29 | / |
| Whalighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wheleghan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wollighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Beligan | 75 | 845 | / |
| Welygan | 75 | 67 | / |
| Veligan | 75 | 35 | / |
| Weligam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheeleghan | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wilhigan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beliggan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiligang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valligan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilighan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willegan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wallegan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belaighan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallaigan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Whelligan
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