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 most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetney? popularity and diffusion

Wetney is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wetney is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Wetney reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

Wetney is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Wetney is most common in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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