Whistle Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Whistle Surname Definition:
Whistle: (Old Norse kvisl), a small side-stream joining another: Birdwhistle, Entwhistle.
Whistle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 221 | 1:1,640,086 | 109,636 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Whistle (57) may also be a first name.
Whistle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Whistle: (Old Norse kvisl), a small side-stream joining another: Birdwhistle, Entwhistle.
Whistle Demographics
Average Whistle Salary in
United States
$52,139 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whistle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whistle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whistle is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Whistle click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whistle? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 868,551st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Whistle are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.
The surname Whistle is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 20 percent are found, Missouri, where 15 percent are found and Arkansas, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Whistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whistle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whistle last name rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whistle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Whistle last name are 11.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Whistle earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $52,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $47,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistley | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whistles | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wistle | 92 | 3 | / |
| Whisthler | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waistle | 86 | 42 | / |
| Wistley | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wistles | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wistlet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whestle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whestley | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waistler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whystler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whestler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westle | 77 | 181 | / |
| Bistle | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wästle | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wistly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Westley | 71 | 6,455 | / |
| Westlie | 71 | 480 | / |
| Beistle | 71 | 119 | / |
| Westlei | 71 | 11 | / |
| Westlea | 71 | 9 | / |
| Westlee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Uistler | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vistler | 71 | 3 | / |
| Huestle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wustley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wechtle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichtle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wächtler | 67 | 1,649 | / |
| Wechtler | 67 | 121 | / |
| Weastler | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wichtler | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wistlich | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vistelle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Westhlei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuestler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wüchtler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westtley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westllie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weastley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bistelle | 67 | 0 | / |
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