Whichelow Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whichelow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whichelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whichelow Last Name Facts

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

Whichelow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whichelow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whichelow is the 1,612,213th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Whichelow are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England it is mostly found in: Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live, Greater London, where 21 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Whichelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whichelow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whichelow last name expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whichelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whichelow are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Whichelow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.61% more than the national average, earning $69,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whichellow950/
Wichelow9437/
Whichillow840/
Wickelow820/
Bicelow751/
Wiekilow717/
Bichelov713/
Wieselow713/
Wiczeslaw671/
Wickelova671/

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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 Whichelow
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