Wherley Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

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

Wherley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wherley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8931:405,88935,401
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Wherley (37) may also be a first name.

Wherley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wherley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherley? popularity and diffusion

Wherley is the 388,118th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wherley live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 37 people.

The last name Wherley is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 893 people, or 1 in 405,889. In The United States Wherley is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent are found, Minnesota, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States Wherley exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wherley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wherley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wherley last name expanded 692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wherley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wherley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wherley last name are 18.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.74% registered to vote for the party.

Wherley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whearley93124/
Weherley9360/
Werley921,704/
Wherle9282/
Wherly9236/
Whorley861,611/
Whirley86738/
Wehrley86325/
Wearley86188/
Wohrley8661/
Wharley8660/
Weherle8610/
Werlley863/
Weherly862/
Whoerle862/
Wherlie861/
Werhley861/
Werleye861/
Weirley860/
Whaerly860/
Wherlet860/
Woerley860/
Wherrly860/
Werle838,869/
Werly83957/
Wharlley8011/
Whitrley801/
Whearlee801/
Werelley801/
Wheerler801/
Weherler800/
Woehrley800/
Wherless800/
Whjeerle800/
Weireley800/
Wethrley800/
Whorlley800/
Worley7739,245/
Wehrle7710,450/
Wöhrle774,099/
Verley772,293/
Warley771,062/
Wehrly77676/
Berley77579/
Woerle77298/
Wohrle77232/
Woerly77210/
Wirley7726/
Werlee7723/
Werhle7721/
Wahrle7720/
Whirle7720/
Hberle777/
Wherli777/
Wyrley777/
Whirly773/
Werlhy773/
Weirle772/
Werleh772/
Werlei772/
Werrly771/
Werhly771/
Wherla771/
Werlly771/
Wearle771/
Wohrly771/
Wharle770/
Wuerle770/
Werlie770/
Hberly770/
Weirly770/
Waerly770/
Wergilley751/
Verleye711,387/
Woehrle711,307/
Bearley71271/
Woerlee71218/
Beerley7175/
Worlley7146/
Werilly7142/
Wehrlie7138/
Werlech7121/
Weerlee7117/
Whirles7116/
Verloey7116/
Beirley7113/
Vierley719/
Wihrler717/
Woerhle716/
Werleus716/
Warlley715/
Woerrle715/
Veerley715/
Wierlie715/
Veherle714/
Verlley713/
Beherle713/
Worrley712/
Worhley712/
Huerler712/
Beherly712/
Berhley711/
Berleye711/
Beyrley711/
Woehrly711/
Whorlay711/
Whirlie711/
Verleiy711/
Vearley711/
Werrlly711/
Werlhei711/
Werllya711/
Wuerler711/
Behrley710/
Wehrhly710/
Wahrlie710/
Whorlie710/
Whirler710/
Wehrler710/
Waerhle710/
Weirleh710/
Werille710/
Woirley710/
Wörle673,524/
Verly673,224/
Berle671,756/
Verle67809/
Werli67348/
Worle67295/
Warle67195/
Werla67144/
Werlé6752/
Verelley6718/
Wärle6712/
Wirle6711/
Wrele677/
Vheirlie674/
Berilley674/
Worleyii673/
Weathrly672/
Wyrle671/
Wheathrilly671/
Werleová671/
Wirly671/
Werlj671/
Wirzleye671/
Warelley671/
Woehrlie670/
Berelley670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wherley
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