Whole Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Whole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Whole (14) may also be a first name.
Whole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whole Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whole (Marathi: होले) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whole? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whole is the 4,908,606th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Whole live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 88 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 44 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Whole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whole has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whole surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Whole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whole in the Marathi language | ||
| होले | hole | - |
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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 Whole
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