Wherly Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wherly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wherly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Wherly (34) may also be a first name.

Wherly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wherly is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wherly is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wherly are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 34 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Wherly is most frequent in: Devon, where 35 percent are found, Merseyside, where 32 percent are found and Cornwall, where 23 percent are found. Not including England it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Wherly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wherly has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wherly last name increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wherly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wherly surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wherly earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wherley92914/
Weherly922/
Whaerly920/
Wherrly920/
Werly91957/
Whearley86124/
Weherley8660/
Werley831,704/
Wehrly83676/
Woerly83210/
Wherle8382/
Wherli837/
Whirly833/
Werlhy833/
Werrly831/
Werhly831/
Wherla831/
Werlly831/
Wohrly831/
Hberly830/
Weirly830/
Waerly830/
Whorley771,611/
Whirley77738/
Wehrley77325/
Wearley77188/
Wohrley7761/
Wharley7760/
Werilly7742/
Weherle7710/
Werlley773/
Beherly772/
Whoerle772/
Woehrly771/
Whorlay771/
Wherlie771/
Werhley771/
Werrlly771/
Werllya771/
Wehrhly770/
Weirley770/
Wherlet770/
Woerley770/
Werle738,869/
Verly733,224/
Werli73348/
Werla73144/
Werlé7352/
Wirly731/
Werlj731/
Wharlley7111/
Weathrly712/
Whitrley711/
Whearlee711/
Wheathrilly711/
Werelley711/
Wheerler711/
Weherler710/
Woehrley710/
Wherless710/
Whjeerle710/
Weireley710/
Wethrley710/
Whorlley710/
Worley6739,245/
Wehrle6710,450/
Wehrli675,737/
Wöhrle674,099/
Verley672,293/
Warley671,062/
Berley67579/
Woerle67298/
Wohrle67232/
Verloy67126/
Verlay6791/
Werhli6783/
Berlay6750/
Werlla6737/
Wehrlé6729/
Wirley6726/
Werlee6723/
Werhle6721/
Wierli6720/
Wahrle6720/
Whirle6720/
Verløy6718/
Hberli6712/
Werzli6712/
Berloy6711/
Werlid6711/
Woerli679/
Hberle677/
Wyrley677/
Verlly676/
Worlay675/
Warlay673/
Weirle672/
Werleh672/
Werlei672/
Werlli672/
Huerla672/
Werlhi672/
Bgerly671/
Wearli671/
Whirla671/
Wairly671/
Verliy671/
Wearle671/
Wergilley671/
Wirlya671/
Verlyi671/
Wyrlly671/
Wharle670/
Wuerle670/
Werlie670/
Behrly670/
Weerla670/
Wirzly670/

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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 Wherly
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