Whorley Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Whorley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whorley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4721:246,23623,458
England781:714,33440,171
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Whorley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whorley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whorley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 246,797th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,523,616 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Whorley live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,472 people, or 1 in 246,236. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 10 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Whorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whorley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whorley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whorley surname are 31.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.99% being registered with the party.

The amount Whorley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorlley930/
Worley9239,245/
Whorly926/
Wherley86914/
Wehrley86325/
Wohrley8661/
Wharley8660/
Worlley8646/
Woorley868/
Worrley862/
Worhley862/
Whoerle862/
Worliey861/
Whorlay861/
Whorles861/
Wourley861/
Whurley860/
Whorlie860/
Woerley860/
Woirley860/
Worle83295/
Worly8355/
Wharlley8011/
Worleyii803/
Wourzley801/
Woorzley800/
Woehrley800/
Wehrle7710,450/
Wöhrle774,099/
Borley771,921/
Werley771,704/
Warley771,062/
Wehrly77676/
Woerle77298/
Vorley77251/
Wohrle77232/
Woerly77210/
Worlea77132/
Worlie77106/
Wherle7782/
Wherly7736/
Worloe7732/
Worhle7729/
Wahrle7720/
Worleh7720/
Worlee779/
Wurley776/
Worlay775/
Worler773/
Worlle772/
Wohrly771/
Wharle770/
Worlly770/
Worlet770/
Wharly770/
Woorly770/
Woehrle711,307/
Woerlee71218/
Worleah7164/
Buhrley7142/
Wehrlie7138/
Bourley7119/
Worrles7116/
Warlley715/
Woerrle715/
Werlley713/
Boorley712/
Woehrly711/
Wherlie711/
Werhley711/
Werleye711/
Worelly711/
Worlett710/
Wehrhly710/
Wahrlie710/
Whurler710/
Whaerly710/
Borrley710/
Wherrly710/
Worliea710/
Werle678,869/
Borle675,246/
Wörle673,524/
Werly67957/
Warle67195/
Warly6798/
Worli6717/
Wärle6712/
Worla6710/
Vorle679/
Wourzlay676/
Borelley673/
Worrelle672/
Worrelly671/
Wharless671/
Werelley671/
Warelley671/
Worlheis671/
Wurly670/
Wharller670/
Woehrlie670/
Worleich670/

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Whorley Reference & Research

Worley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Worley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Whorley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis