Whestley Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Whestley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whestley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Whestley (3) may also be a first name.

Whestley Last Name Facts

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

Whestley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whestley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whestley are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 3 people.

The surname Whestley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 50 percent reside and Tennessee, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westley936,455/
Whestle930/
Whistley881/
Westtley881/
Weastley881/
Whestler880/
Westly86483/
Westle86181/
Weasthley820/
Westlie80480/
Whistle80312/
Bestley8091/
Westlei8011/
Vestley8010/
Westlea809/
Westlee806/
Wistley804/
Huestle802/
Westloy801/
Weastly801/
Wastley800/
Westlay800/
Weastler7557/
Beastley756/
Wuestler751/
Westllys751/
Westhlei751/
Whystler751/
Whistles751/
Westlybp751/
Westllie751/
Westelle751/
Bestle71506/
Vestly71300/
Westli71192/
Wastle71178/
Vestle7153/
Wästle7112/
Wistle713/
Westla713/
Whisthler711/
Wistly710/
Beistle67119/
Vestlie6770/
Waistle6742/
Wistles671/
Wistlet671/
Vestler671/
Wechtle671/
Beastle671/
Bestlay670/
Wichtle670/

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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 Whestley
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