Whistle Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Whistle Surname Definition:

Whistle: (Old Norse kvisl), a small side-stream joining another: Birdwhistle, Entwhistle.

Whistle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Andorra11:83,8382,381
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whistley931/
Whistles931/
Wistle923/
Whisthler881/
Waistle8642/
Wistley864/
Wistles861/
Wistlet861/
Whestle860/
Whestley803/
Waistler802/
Whystler801/
Whestler800/
Westle77181/
Bistle7728/
Wästle7712/
Wistly770/
Westley716,455/
Westlie71480/
Beistle71119/
Westlei7111/
Westlea719/
Westlee716/
Uistler713/
Vistler713/
Huestle712/
Wustley711/
Wechtle711/
Wichtle710/
Wächtler671,649/
Wechtler67121/
Weastler6757/
Wichtler6752/
Wistlich6742/
Vistelle675/
Westhlei671/
Wuestler671/
Wüchtler671/
Westtley671/
Westllie671/
Westelle671/
Weastley671/
Bistelle670/

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