Whit Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Whit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Australia | 283 | 1:95,391 | 10,845 |
| United States | 251 | 1:1,444,059 | 99,074 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 474 | 1:105,947 | 10,641 |
Whit (2,955) may also be a first name.
Whit Demographics
Average Male Whit Height
177.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whit (Oriya: ୱହିଦ୍) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 355,667th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Whit are found; 42 percent are found in North Africa and 42 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 133,353rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 2,955 people.
The last name Whit is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Outside of Egypt Whit occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Whit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whit surname decreased 47 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Whit surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Whit are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for the party.
Whit earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.64% less than the national average, earning $35,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 1,176,396 | / |
| Whitt | 89 | 22,262 | / |
| Whait | 89 | 354 | / |
| Whiet | 89 | 15 | / |
| Whith | 89 | 10 | / |
| Whidt | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wheit | 89 | 4 | / |
| Whoit | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whitd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whitp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whiot | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wit | 86 | 5,972 | / |
| Whaite | 80 | 394 | / |
| Whitte | 80 | 143 | / |
| Whithe | 80 | 32 | / |
| Whhite | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wheitz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Whicht | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whuitt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wwhite | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whoite | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whuite | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whaitz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwhite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwhite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whithd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whiedt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whiett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whijte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whuitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheite | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wheith | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whjitt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whihte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whists | 80 | 0 | / |
| Witt | 75 | 99,263 | / |
| With | 75 | 9,393 | / |
| Wait | 75 | 9,216 | / |
| Huit | 75 | 5,978 | / |
| Weit | 75 | 1,052 | / |
| Wite | 75 | 732 | / |
| Hbit | 75 | 497 | / |
| Weht | 75 | 443 | / |
| Woit | 75 | 388 | / |
| Wiet | 75 | 306 | / |
| Widt | 75 | 137 | / |
| Whid | 75 | 72 | / |
| Hvit | 75 | 52 | / |
| Wjht | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wijt | 75 | 41 | / |
| Whet | 75 | 33 | / |
| Wißt | 75 | 28 | / |
| Whyt | 75 | 20 | / |
| Hwit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wiht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuit | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whjt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wyht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaitte | 73 | 17 | / |
| D'White | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whaitts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whistte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whyte | 67 | 61,419 | / |
| Witte | 67 | 53,620 | / |
| Waite | 67 | 52,355 | / |
| Wheat | 67 | 17,053 | / |
| Huitt | 67 | 2,144 | / |
| Weith | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Waitt | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Weidt | 67 | 1,008 | / |
| Woite | 67 | 1,002 | / |
| Hwait | 67 | 760 | / |
| Withe | 67 | 587 | / |
| Huite | 67 | 485 | / |
| Wuite | 67 | 447 | / |
| Wheet | 67 | 442 | / |
| Wecht | 67 | 439 | / |
| Hvidt | 67 | 429 | / |
| Waith | 67 | 405 | / |
| Woidt | 67 | 382 | / |
| Woith | 67 | 268 | / |
| Weite | 67 | 246 | / |
| Whaid | 67 | 210 | / |
| Wijte | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wijts | 67 | 176 | / |
| Huits | 67 | 162 | / |
| Woitt | 67 | 151 | / |
| Wiszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Huith | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wiedt | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wisst | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wihte | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hvitt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wiott | 67 | 32 | / |
| D'Wit | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vhait | 67 | 24 | / |
| Weitt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Huist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hwitt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Weijt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Whitehed | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wizst | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyhte | 67 | 11 | / |
| Whytt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whete | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whett | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hbeit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Witth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vhite | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waidt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whied | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whyth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huizt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiett | 67 | 2 | / |
| H'Bit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wycht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whidd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vchit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bchit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wists | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whiteher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whjte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whytz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Widte | 67 | 0 | / |
Whit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whit in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱହିଦ୍ | wahid | - |
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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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- 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 Whit
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