Wholly Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wholly Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Uallac (proud).

Wholly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wholly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Uallac (proud).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wholly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wholly is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wholly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wholly is the 3,055,934th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wholly are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Wholly is most numerous in: Maine, where 22 percent reside, Florida, where 19 percent reside and Arizona, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Wholly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wholly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wholly surname increased 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wholly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wholly surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Wholly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wholley92427/
Whollay920/
Whoolly920/
Wolly91244/
Wholy910/
Whoolley860/
Wholey831,017/
Wolley83610/
Wollay8341/
Whally8311/
Wholle833/
Whooly831/
Whosly830/
Woly80128/
Woolley7731,814/
Whalley7711,374/
Whooley771,133/
Whouley7758/
Wahlley774/
Wuolley771/
Woolliy771/
Woolluy771/
Wholleh771/
Woulley771/
Whoeley770/
Whotley770/
Woelley770/
Wally7318,005/
Wolla731,517/
Wolle731,362/
Woley73214/
Wolli73127/
Volly73122/
Wolay7359/
Wully7317/
Whole7316/
Woliy7316/
Whaly738/
Wahly736/
Wouly733/
Wholi733/
Woloy732/
Wolhy731/
Wollé731/
Woily731/
Wolyi731/
Wolleydt7116/
Woolleys713/
Wooslley711/
Whatlley710/
Whaley6734,355/
Walley679,582/
Wooley679,399/
Volley671,219/
Bolley67835/
Wollie67380/
Wuolle67152/
Bollay67111/
Wallay67111/
Woolla6762/
Vollay6751/
Wahley6742/
Wollia6739/
Bolloy6733/
Voilly6726/
Woulla6725/
Woehly6724/
Wolhoy6723/
Woille6721/
Wodtly6717/
Woolay6716/
Woulle6715/
Wahlla6713/
Volloy6712/
Wahlay6710/
Wollee6710/
Vollya677/
Whalay677/
Whalle677/
Woelle676/
Whalla675/
Wolleh675/
Wallly674/
Woulli674/
Wollai673/
Wouley672/
Walliy672/
Wuolli672/
Wuilly672/
Woolle671/
Wahtly671/
Wuoley671/
Wollid671/
Wooluy671/
Whoule671/
Whaliy671/
Hually671/
Woullé671/
Wothly671/
Wooliy671/
Woolya671/
Wolloa671/
Wgally671/
Wulley671/
Wallyd671/
Wohley670/
Woiley670/
Wahlle670/
Wolled670/
Wahaly670/
Vholle670/
Wolliz670/
Whuley670/
Woeley670/
Wuhlle670/

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