Whirlwind Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Whirlwind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whirlwind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Whirlwind (10) may also be a first name.

Whirlwind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whirlwind is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whirlwind click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whirlwind? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Whirlwind reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Dakota, where 90 percent reside, Nebraska, where 2 percent reside and North Dakota, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Whirlwind Last Name Statistics demography

Whirlwind earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.76% less than the national average, earning $25,994 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whirlwindh951/
Irlind8027/
Irlinda7556/
Ahrlind756/
Irelind754/
Wherland7180/
Irliandi7143/
Airlinda7140/
Ehrelind715/
Wharland711/
Irland67488/
Erlind6718/
Arlind6715/
Irliyanda678/
Årlind676/
Orlind675/
Irlond674/
Irralinda671/
Irlineide671/
Earlywind671/

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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 Whirlwind
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