Whettleton Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Whettleton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Whettleton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whettleton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whettleton is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whettleton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Whettleton is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Whettleton live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Whettleton is most frequently occurring in Wales, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Wales Whettleton is primarily found in: City and County of Swansea, where 77 percent reside and City and County of Cardiff, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Wales this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 46 percent reside.
Whettleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whettleton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wettleton | 95 | 0 | / |
| Whittleton | 90 | 436 | / |
| Wetleton | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whittleston | 86 | 130 | / |
| Wittleton | 84 | 48 | / |
| Wattleton | 84 | 27 | / |
| Whitleton | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whelton | 82 | 1,589 | / |
| Whittlestone | 82 | 272 | / |
| Whistleton | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whittelton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whealton | 78 | 399 | / |
| Wheelton | 78 | 312 | / |
| Welleton | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wheltton | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whellton | 78 | 1 | / |
| Weleston | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wittlestone | 76 | 3 | / |
| Wleton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wattelton | 74 | 3 | / |
| Wesleiton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Whittlistone | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whilton | 71 | 84 | / |
| Wealton | 71 | 60 | / |
| Weliton | 71 | 36 | / |
| Whylton | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beleton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wettlestam | 70 | 5 | / |
| Whelliston | 70 | 4 | / |
| Velleton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watletan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welitonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueleston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veetlestone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weselton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willeton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watelton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Whettleton
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