Wholohan Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wholohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wholohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia941:287,18825,495
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wholohan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wholohan is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wholohan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Wholohan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Wholohan are found; 99 percent are found in Australasia and 99 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Wholohan is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 287,188. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 53 percent live, Queensland, where 43 percent live and Western Australia, where 3 percent live. Other than Australia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Wholohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolohan93547/
Huolohan8811/
Woolohan880/
Bolohan802,868/
Walohan80423/
Wolohon8032/
Wolohoun7536/
Waslohan751/
Boloan716/
Waloan711/
Bulohan6718/
Walohon673/
Wasloan672/
Hueloan671/
Wooloam670/
Bahlouan632/
Hualehan630/
Boulhaoun591/
Baloan5798/
Buloan5721/
Bolaon574/
Valoan571/
Balloan533/
Walahon531/
Valouan531/
Velohon531/
Ballouan5015/
Valoeean506/
Baalouan503/
Boulaoun501/
Valoiyan501/
Balooanh501/
Balohoun501/

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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
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  • 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 Wholohan
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