Whowell Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:913,41146,955
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Whowell Last Name Facts

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

Whowell is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whowell.

How Common Is The Last Name Whowell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whowell is the 1,511,557th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Whowell are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 34 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 30 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Whowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whowell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whowell last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Whowell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning $52,131 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowell921/
Whawell86213/
Woowell861/
Wowel831/
Washwell8038/
Wahwelle801/
Vowell773,678/
Wojell776/
Wowele774/
Hwoell773/
Woiell771/
Wovell771/
Wouell771/
Wowl731/
Bahwell7142/
Vowiell7119/
Bouwell7112/
Wawelle7110/
Voswell718/
Boywell713/
Boowell712/
Woyelle712/
Wouelle711/
Weihell711/
Wooeall711/
Buhwell710/
Voywell710/
Weill673,390/
Wheal67961/
Weall67372/
Voell67291/
Vowel67144/
Whyel67137/
Weyll67120/
Wawel6724/
Woyel6716/
Wouel675/
Wheil674/
Wowil674/
Woiel674/
Weichell673/
Woelh672/
Bowll672/
Washwill671/
Waichell671/
Wheviell671/
Wawehlle671/
Woowl671/
Hweel671/
Weull671/
Uowel671/
Wweel671/
Whobl670/
Wovel670/

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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 Whowell
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