Wherland Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wherland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wherland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wherland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wherland has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wherland is the 2,106,139th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Wherland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wherland reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wherland is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Wherland is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 55 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and Washington, where 18 percent live.

Wherland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wherland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wherland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wherland surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wherland are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Wherland earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $37,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werland93293/
Wherlan930/
Wehrland8816/
Waerland8815/
Huerland882/
Wharland881/
Wearland881/
Wierland880/
Weirland880/
Werlan866/
Wherlahan820/
Berland806,536/
Worland802,226/
Warland801,247/
Verland80125/
Wreland8035/
Wirland8013/
Werrlan801/
Wehrlan801/
Werlane801/
Whirlan801/
Whrelan800/
Wherlon800/
Øverland751,513/
Bjerland75131/
Berliand7579/
Beerland7573/
Vierland7521/
Berleand755/
Berlandt755/
Bearland753/
Verlandt753/
Wearlean751/
Verleand751/
Verlan711,338/
Berlan711,217/
Beerlandt71267/
Beirlandt7129/
Werlam712/
Berlian673,244/
Verlaan672,068/
Werlein67672/
Varland67500/
Vorland67471/
Berlant67240/
Verlant6764/
Warlond6763/
Verlang6724/
Wirlend6723/
Verlian6723/
Berlean6720/
Berlain6718/
Verlane6714/
Verlain6713/
Berlayn6713/
Warlant6711/
Wirlandová679/
Bärland676/
Virland675/
Verlean675/
Vreland672/
Veerlan671/
Wherlom671/
Birland671/
Worlant670/
Byrland670/
Whirlon670/

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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
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  • 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 Wherland
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