Whait Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Whait Surname Definition:

(English) Active, Vigorous, Bold [Old English hwœt]

Whait Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
England861:647,88437,755
Australia581:465,44335,949
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Whait (255) may also be a first name.

Whait Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Active, Vigorous, Bold [Old English hwœt]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whait Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whait has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Whait click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whait? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 794,916th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Whait occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Whait are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Whait is also the 557,860th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 255 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Aside from Egypt it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Whait Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whait has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whait last name contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaite91394/
Whaitz912/
Wait899,216/
Whit891,022/
What89274/
Whaitte8317/
Whaitts831/
White801,176,396/
Waite8052,355/
Whitt8022,262/
Wheat8017,053/
Waitt801,088/
Hwait80760/
Waith80405/
Waiat80237/
Wahat80210/
Whaid80210/
Whatt80121/
Whate80110/
Wajit8061/
Waiet8048/
Waiut8025/
Vhait8024/
Whiet8015/
Wayit8015/
Whith8010/
Waidt806/
Whidt805/
Wheit804/
Whoit802/
Waiht802/
Waizt801/
Whitd801/
Whitp801/
Whaat801/
Whaht801/
Whast801/
Wjhat801/
Whiot800/
Wat7512,425/
Wit755,972/
Waithe732,622/
Wheate73249/
Wahyat73216/
Whitte73143/
Whatts73105/
Wahaid7393/
Waitte7392/
Wahast7354/
Wheatt7353/
Waitts7349/
Wajhat7341/
Whithe7332/
Wahatt7330/
Whhite7315/
Wajith7314/
Wheitz7310/
Wayite738/
Waicht734/
Whatte734/
Whicht734/
Waieet734/
Vahait733/
Whuitt733/
Wwhite732/
Vwheat732/
Wheist732/
Whoite732/
Whuite732/
Whayte732/
Whaytt732/
Waggit731/
Guhait731/
Hwhite731/
Vwhite731/
Whithd731/
Whayat731/
Whiedt731/
Whiett731/
Waittz731/
Weheat731/
Whaiad731/
Whaied731/
Whaths731/
Whijte731/
Waahat731/
Whuitz731/
Wahajt731/
Wwaite730/
Wheite730/
Weihat730/
Wheith730/
Wheath730/
Wheeat730/
Wwheat730/
Whjitt730/
Wahath730/
Whatch730/
Whihte730/
Whists730/
Witt6799,263/
Watt6777,794/
Wate6721,601/
Bait6720,829/
Huat6711,232/
With679,393/
Huit675,978/
Waid675,684/
Wadt671,743/
Wayt671,201/
Weit671,052/
Hwat67855/
Wite67732/
Hbit67497/
Weht67443/
Vait67429/
Woit67388/
Wiet67306/
Waggitt67157/
Widt67137/
Whid6772/
Waat6772/
Wuat6758/
Hvat6756/
Hvit6752/
Waut6750/
Weat6746/
Wjht6746/
Wijt6741/
Whet6733/
Wajt6731/
Wißt6728/
Vwat6721/
Whyt6720/
Wheatte6720/
Waitová6712/
Hbat6711/
Bahajit6710/
Waht679/
Whad679/
Vhat676/
Wahajat676/
D'White675/
Hwit674/
Bahaitt673/
Whatthe673/
Wiht673/
Watd673/
Wuit673/
Whjt672/
Wyht671/
Wizt671/
Whayatt671/
Wheatts671/
Waaitte671/
Hwaiteh671/
Whaieed671/
Wahahat671/
Wahajid671/
Vwit671/
Witd671/
Wjaahat671/
Waitthe671/
Waggith670/
Whistte670/

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