Dewhitt Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Dewhitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewhitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Dewhitt (26) may also be a first name.

Dewhitt Last Name Facts

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

Dewhitt is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewhitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Dewhitt are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dewhitt is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

Dewhitt is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oregon, where 27 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and Arkansas, where 8 percent live.

Dewhitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewhitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewhitt surname rose 910 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewhitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewhitt last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Dewhitt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewitt9236,527/
Dewhit923/
Dewitte866,026/
Dewhite8627/
De'witt867/
Dewitth861/
Dowhitt861/
Dewwitt861/
Dewhist861/
Dewit834,451/
Dewuitte801/
D'Dewitt801/
Devitt777,056/
Dewett77502/
Dewith7798/
Dewite7761/
Dewidt7719/
Dewist7713/
Debhit7712/
Devhit7710/
Dewait775/
Dawitt775/
Debitt772/
Deweit771/
De'wit771/
Dowitt771/
Daewit771/
Deewit771/
Dewytt771/
Dywitt770/
Devchitte751/
Devitte71683/
Daywitt7192/
Deavitt7188/
Dewuite7132/
Dewette7120/
Diewait719/
Dewithe712/
Dechwit711/
Deboitt711/
Deiwait711/
Dewaite711/
Devoitt710/
Dewaits710/
Deveitt710/
Doewett710/
Dawit67200,673/
Devit67801/
Dewet67571/
Debit67366/
Dewkhaid6779/
Dewid6731/
Dowit6711/
Diwit6710/
Deshuite671/
Dessuitt671/

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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 Dewhitt
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