Whetnall Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Whetnall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whetnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:392,38127,229
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whetnall Last Name Facts

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

Whetnall occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetnall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Whetnall are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 392,381. In England Whetnall is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 37 percent live, Merseyside, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Whetnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whetnall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whetnall last name grew 507 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whetnall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whetnall last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Whetnall earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $34,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whettnall947/
Wetnall9311/
Whetnal930/
Whitnall88967/
Whatnall88136/
Whenal8626/
Wenall864/
Whithnall822/
Whittnall821/
Witnall8037/
Whynall807/
Whitnal804/
Betnall801/
Wengall801/
Watnall800/
Wenal7725/
Withnall75609/
Bethnall751/
Whignall751/
Waitnall751/
Whitnale750/
Witnhall750/
Winall7154/
Huenal7115/
Wengal7113/
Benall719/
Betnal714/
Watnal713/
Wenail711/
Weinal711/
Wenale711/
Wyhnal711/
Wenalt710/
Wynall710/
Venall710/
Wignall674,840/
Winhall67117/
Weinald6729/
Vhenale671/
Vetnale671/
Beanall671/
Weenald670/
Wyngall670/
Wittnal670/
Wenhall670/
Wisnall670/
Waynall670/
Wynhall670/
Vesnall670/

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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
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  • 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 Whetnall
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