Wheat Surname
Approximately 17,053 people bear this surname
Wheat Surname Definition:
(English) White, Fair [O.E hwít]
Wheat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,962 | 1:25,960 | 3,263 |
| England | 1,513 | 1:36,826 | 4,820 |
| Iran | 843 | 1:91,082 | 9,132 |
| Australia | 301 | 1:89,687 | 10,310 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 697 | 1:34,972 | 4,578 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,860 | 1:17,559 | 2,238 |
Wheat (84) may also be a first name.
Wheat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) White, Fair [O.E hwít]
(English) The light-complexioned or white-haired man; a variant of Waite, q.v.
The word wheat is found in composition of several local names. As a surname it may be a corruption of White, or perhaps the same as Witt.
Wheat Demographics
Average Wheat Salary in
United States
$42,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wheat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wheat occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,319th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 427,347 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wheat live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 84 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,962 people, or 1 in 25,960. In The United States Wheat is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Iran, where 5 percent are found.
Wheat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wheat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheat last name grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wheat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wheat surname are 19.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.83% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wheat earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.57% less than the national average, earning R 124,596 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $45,776 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheate | 91 | 249 | / |
| Wheatt | 91 | 53 | / |
| Vwheat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weheat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wheath | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wheeat | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wwheat | 91 | 0 | / |
| What | 89 | 274 | / |
| Weat | 89 | 46 | / |
| Whet | 89 | 33 | / |
| Wheatte | 83 | 20 | / |
| Wheatts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wheet | 80 | 442 | / |
| Whait | 80 | 354 | / |
| Weate | 80 | 320 | / |
| Wahat | 80 | 210 | / |
| Whatt | 80 | 121 | / |
| Whate | 80 | 110 | / |
| Whiet | 80 | 15 | / |
| Weath | 80 | 14 | / |
| Weyat | 80 | 13 | / |
| Whete | 80 | 10 | / |
| Whett | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weats | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wheit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hweat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whead | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wheth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weatt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whets | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wjhat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wat | 75 | 12,425 | / |
| Wet | 75 | 1,299 | / |
| Wahyat | 73 | 216 | / |
| Whatts | 73 | 105 | / |
| Wohead | 73 | 95 | / |
| Wahast | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wajhat | 73 | 41 | / |
| Wahatt | 73 | 30 | / |
| Whetts | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wheitz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weyatt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weiatt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weatte | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whatte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weathe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weatts | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whaitz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whaytt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weateh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weacht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whayat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiedt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaheat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheyte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waahat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahajt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vheats | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wheute | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wheite | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weihat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wheith | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whette | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wheets | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wahath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whatch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Watt | 67 | 77,794 | / |
| Huet | 67 | 35,862 | / |
| Wate | 67 | 21,601 | / |
| Huat | 67 | 11,232 | / |
| Wait | 67 | 9,216 | / |
| Wete | 67 | 5,922 | / |
| Wadt | 67 | 1,743 | / |
| Beat | 67 | 1,656 | / |
| Wayt | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Weit | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Whit | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Wath | 67 | 992 | / |
| Hwat | 67 | 855 | / |
| Wett | 67 | 561 | / |
| Wead | 67 | 492 | / |
| Weht | 67 | 443 | / |
| Wiet | 67 | 306 | / |
| Weet | 67 | 164 | / |
| Whed | 67 | 155 | / |
| Waat | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wuat | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hvat | 67 | 56 | / |
| Waut | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wjht | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wejt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wajt | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vwat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Whyt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vwet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weut | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hbat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waht | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wuet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vhat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahajat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wedt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whatthe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hvet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hbet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woohead | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whjt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whayatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahahat | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweateh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjaahat | 67 | 1 | / |
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