Whaits Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whaits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whaits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Whaits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whaits is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whaits? popularity and diffusion

Whaits is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Whaits occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Whaits live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Whaits is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa Whaits is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 64 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Whaits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whaits has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whaits Last Name Statistics demography

Whaits earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.86% more than the national average, earning R 337,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaites92417/
Whaitts921/
Waits917,953/
Whits9119/
Whats911/
Waites837,369/
Whatts83105/
Wheats8361/
Waitts8349/
Waitse8328/
Whitts8315/
Whaitz832/
Whitse831/
Whaths831/
Whiths830/
Whiets830/
Whists830/
Wats80495/
Wits80311/
Waithes773/
Wheatts771/
Wahatse771/
Waitshe771/
Wheates770/
Watts73199,585/
Witts733,744/
Waitz731,852/
Weits73312/
Wijts73176/
Baits73162/
Huits73162/
Witsø73117/
Wayts73109/
Watse73104/
Wiets7385/
Vaits7365/
Wuits7348/
Wauts7319/
Watsh7318/
Withs7313/
Whitz7310/
Watss7310/
Whitc739/
Wahts738/
Witse737/
Wajts734/
Weats734/
Waics733/
Woits733/
Watcs733/
Waitc732/
Whatz732/
Waitx732/
Waids732/
Huats731/
Whitx731/
Whets731/
Waats731/
Witzs731/
Whaci731/
Wists730/
Wasts730/
Watzs730/
Waithesh712/
Wihietts710/
Witsch671,188/
Weitsz67569/
Weijts67412/
Weites67239/
Wuijts67226/
Vaites6796/
Waytes6781/
Woites6752/
Waitze6739/
Hvitås6725/
Whetts6722/
Whytes6719/
Baiets6718/
Witsøe6713/
Wheitz6710/
Baitsh677/
Wahaci677/
Wattts676/
Witchs675/
Weatts674/
Weiths673/
Huites673/
Whitch672/
Whetse672/
Wastts672/
Weitzs672/
Huatts672/
Waitez671/
Wattse671/
Hwatts671/
Waitrz671/
Witsci671/
Witstt671/
Wittst671/
Waytts671/
Whiteheds671/
Whitschtt671/
Wattss671/
Wuatse671/
Waittz671/
Huidts671/
Wayats671/
Watshe671/
Wuiyts671/
Wattsz671/
Whuitz671/
Wajids671/
Wahads671/
Waatts670/
Wittse670/
Vheats670/
Weates670/
Whittz670/
Whitze670/
Wheets670/
Watsch670/
Wietzs670/
Whatch670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Whaits
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis