Wheney Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wheney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Wheney (5) may also be a first name.
Wheney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wheney is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wheney is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wheney live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Wheney is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 5 people.
The last name Wheney is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia Wheney is most frequent in: Margibi County, where 100 percent are found.
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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 Wheney
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