What Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
What Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 234 | 1:328,130 | 22,485 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
What (1,531) may also be a first name.
What Demographics
Average Male What Height
179.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
What Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name What Come From? nationality or country of origin
What (Arabic: ماهية) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name What? popularity and diffusion
The surname What is the 953,750th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname What occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of What are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. What is also the 198,268th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,531 people.
The last name What is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: South Khorasan Province, where 35 percent reside, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 26 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Iran What is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 89 | 17,053 | / |
| Whait | 89 | 354 | / |
| Wahat | 89 | 210 | / |
| Whatt | 89 | 121 | / |
| Whate | 89 | 110 | / |
| Whaat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whaht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wjhat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wat | 86 | 12,425 | / |
| Whaite | 80 | 394 | / |
| Wheate | 80 | 249 | / |
| Whatts | 80 | 105 | / |
| Wahast | 80 | 54 | / |
| Wheatt | 80 | 53 | / |
| Wahatt | 80 | 30 | / |
| Whatte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vwheat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whayte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whaitz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whaytt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whaths | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waahat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahajt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheath | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wwheat | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wahath | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whatch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Watt | 75 | 77,794 | / |
| Wate | 75 | 21,601 | / |
| Huat | 75 | 11,232 | / |
| Wait | 75 | 9,216 | / |
| Wadt | 75 | 1,743 | / |
| Wayt | 75 | 1,201 | / |
| Wath | 75 | 992 | / |
| Hwat | 75 | 855 | / |
| Waat | 75 | 72 | / |
| Wuat | 75 | 58 | / |
| Hvat | 75 | 56 | / |
| Waut | 75 | 50 | / |
| Weat | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wajt | 75 | 31 | / |
| Vwat | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hbat | 75 | 11 | / |
| Waht | 75 | 9 | / |
| Whad | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vhat | 75 | 6 | / |
| Watd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheatte | 73 | 20 | / |
| Whaitte | 73 | 17 | / |
| Whatthe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wheatts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahahat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaitts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wjaahat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waite | 67 | 52,355 | / |
| Wahad | 67 | 2,694 | / |
| Watte | 67 | 1,720 | / |
| Waitt | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Wayte | 67 | 917 | / |
| Hwait | 67 | 760 | / |
| Wathe | 67 | 520 | / |
| Weate | 67 | 320 | / |
| Waadt | 67 | 258 | / |
| Huath | 67 | 229 | / |
| Whaid | 67 | 210 | / |
| Vhate | 67 | 207 | / |
| Hbath | 67 | 153 | / |
| Waate | 67 | 149 | / |
| Wayts | 67 | 109 | / |
| Vahat | 67 | 108 | / |
| Wadte | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wattø | 67 | 41 | / |
| Waute | 67 | 41 | / |
| Waytt | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vhait | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wauts | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hwatz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weath | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wastå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Watth | 67 | 12 | / |
| Huate | 67 | 12 | / |
| Washt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whote | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waszt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wahts | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hvatz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wohst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waytz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waidt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wheit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wautz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hweat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vhatt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whead | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wgatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huayt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huatd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wocht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wastt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waudt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wouht | 67 | 0 | / |
What Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| What in the Arabic language | ||
| ماهية | mahyt | - |
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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
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