Wetney Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wetney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Wetney (12) may also be a first name.

Wetney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetney occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Wetney live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wetney is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

Wetney is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Wetney is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weatney921/
Wietney920/
Whetney920/
Wetne9114/
Wetny911/
Wuestney8632/
Wheatney862/
Whietney860/
Weastney860/
Witney831,851/
Watney83407/
Betney83183/
Westny837/
Vetney831/
Weitny831/
Wetnge831/
Whitney7757,226/
Weitner77406/
Bettney77340/
Whatney77108/
Westnes7794/
Wettner7792/
Beatney7767/
Bethney7724/
Withney7720/
Wathney778/
Wittney776/
Waitney774/
Whotney772/
Whytney772/
Wythney771/
Vestney771/
Wahtney771/
Wihtney771/
Whetnet771/
Wattney770/
Beitney770/
Whetner770/
Watne73817/
Witne73623/
Vetne7371/
Wetni7357/
Wetna7339/
Betne7338/
Betny731/
Witny731/
Wuestner71146/
Westneat7155/
Whittney7154/
Westness7143/
Wheitner7123/
Whitnney713/
Whithney713/
Weidtner712/
Whitneey712/
Whattney711/
Weithner711/
Weistner711/
Whihtney711/
Whitnhey711/
Whitneye711/
Vwhitney711/
Wietnaue710/
Weatheny710/
Wathne67966/
Bitney67449/
Vetner6777/
Vetnes6737/
Watnee6736/
Wattne6730/
Westinner6718/
Whitny6711/
Whitne679/
Betnay678/
Wetnap674/
Vitney674/
Withny674/
Wittny671/
Wittne671/
Beatne671/
Bettne671/
Witnee671/
Wuitteney671/
Wytner671/
Witnge671/
Wetnas671/
Vetgne671/
Watnoy671/
Bethny670/
Betnee670/
Beitne670/
Weitnecht670/
Watnyy670/
Witnoy670/

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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 Wetney
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