Whellum Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Whellum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Whellum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whellum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whellum occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whellum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Whellum reside; 96 percent reside in Australasia and 96 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 290,276. In Australia it is most frequent in: South Australia, where 68 percent live, New South Wales, where 14 percent live and Queensland, where 12 percent live. Other than Australia Whellum exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.
Whellum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whellum has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellum | 92 | 161 | / |
| Whelum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wellaum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wheelum | 86 | 0 | / |
| Welum | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wallum | 77 | 489 | / |
| Wollum | 77 | 471 | / |
| Whalum | 77 | 179 | / |
| Willum | 77 | 158 | / |
| Wahlum | 77 | 10 | / |
| Welaum | 77 | 7 | / |
| Weilum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Whelun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whelom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wheallund | 75 | 0 | / |
| Willium | 71 | 7,086 | / |
| Hvillum | 71 | 142 | / |
| Bjellum | 71 | 24 | / |
| Whitlum | 71 | 23 | / |
| Willaum | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wallium | 71 | 7 | / |
| Willuhm | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walloum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheelom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wollhum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wilheum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whellon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willaume | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Belum | 67 | 483 | / |
| Walum | 67 | 229 | / |
| Wolum | 67 | 128 | / |
| Velum | 67 | 78 | / |
| Welom | 67 | 33 | / |
| Welun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Williaum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wilum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wylum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheelund | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheellon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woillume | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Whellum
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