Whirley Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whirley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whirley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7321:495,16241,717
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Whirley (31) may also be a first name.

Whirley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whirley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Whirley.

How Common Is The Last Name Whirley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whirley is the 458,119th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Whirley are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whirley is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 31 people.

Whirley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 495,162. In The United States Whirley is most frequent in: Virginia, where 19 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Haiti, where 0 percent reside.

Whirley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whirley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whirley surname increased 976 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whirley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whirley are 15.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whirley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,776 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitrley931/
Wirley9226/
Whirle9220/
Whirly923/
Wherley86914/
Wehrley86325/
Whirles8616/
Whirlie861/
Weirley860/
Whirler860/
Whurley860/
Woirley860/
Wirle8311/
Wirly831/
Whearley80124/
Weherley8060/
Wirzleye801/
Wethrley800/
Weireley800/
Wehrle7710,450/
Werley771,704/
Birley771,299/
Wehrly77676/
Virley7790/
Wherle7782/
Wherly7736/
Wyrley777/
Wirlée777/
Wurley776/
Weirle772/
Wirlei772/
Wirlya771/
Wirleé771/
Wirleh771/
Wairly771/
Whirla771/
Wirzly770/
Weirly770/
Wearley71188/
Buirley71128/
Bairley71104/
Wehrlie7138/
Virlley7123/
Beirley7113/
Weherle7110/
Vierley719/
Wihrler717/
Wierlie715/
Werlley713/
Weherly712/
Wirllie711/
Werleye711/
Vairley711/
Werhley711/
Wherlie711/
Visrley711/
Weirleh710/
Wehrler710/
Wherrly710/
Wherlet710/
Wehrhly710/
Behrley710/
Werle678,869/
Birle671,532/
Werly67957/
Virly67299/
Virle67226/
Wärle6712/
Wirli6710/
Wirla678/
Wrele677/
Vheirlie674/
Weathrly672/
Wyrle671/
Wirielle671/
Bairleya671/
Wheerler671/
Whearlee671/
Werelley671/
Uirle671/
Wirliyat671/
Wirzlaye671/
Weherler670/
Wherless670/
Whjeerle670/

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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 Whirley
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