Whatmoor Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whatmoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whatmoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Whatmoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whatmoor occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatmoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Whatmoor are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 45 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found.

Whatmoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whatmoor has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatmor931/
Whatmore881,657/
Watmoore880/
Whatmorr880/
Watmor861/
Watmore80770/
Whetmor800/
Wamor774/
Waitmore752/
Whotmore751/
Wamore719/
Bamoor712/
Waytemore711/
Wetmor711/
Huamor711/
Womoor710/
Wasmor710/
Weastmore710/
Vamoore676/
Watmare676/
Vatmore672/
Batmour671/
Wamoire671/
Wehtmar671/
Huatmur671/
Waitmar671/
Wettmor670/
Waymore670/

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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 Whatmoor
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