Wheywell Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheywell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheywell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wheywell Last Name Facts

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

Wheywell occurs most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheywell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wheywell are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Wheywell is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 67 percent reside, Greater London, where 27 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside.

Wheywell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheywell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whewell931,085/
Wheawell8826/
Wheewell882/
Wewell861/
Waywell80375/
Whawell80213/
Whebell80110/
Wiewell8010/
Whyvell802/
Huewell802/
Whywele801/
Wheweel801/
Weawell800/
Whiwell800/
Whewellová781/
Wewel77204/
Wywll771/
Washwell7538/
Wheawill7521/
Wahwelle751/
Wheivell751/
Weiswell750/
Whiswell750/
Wiewel71792/
Wewele7178/
Waishwell7144/
Wyvell7129/
Huewel713/
Waewel711/
Wewelt711/
Uewell711/
Vewell711/
Weiwel711/
Waichwell710/
Wybell710/
Weibell6772/
Weavell6767/
Weiswel6713/
Wawelle6710/
Baywell673/
Boywell673/
Huebell672/
Beewell671/
Wywl671/
Weivell670/
Vyswell670/
Wyvelle670/
Voywell670/

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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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  • 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 Wheywell
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