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 surname Whelligan occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whelligan? popularity and diffusion
Whelligan is the 2,944,094th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Whelligan is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Whelligan reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.
Whelligan is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 67 percent are found, Cheshire, where 11 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Whelligan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and New Zealand, where 18 percent are found.
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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