Whatney Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Whatney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whatney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Whatney Last Name Facts

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

Whatney occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Whatney reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Whatney is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Whatney is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 98 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Whatney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whatney has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whatney surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whatney Last Name Statistics demography

Whatney earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning R 215,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatney932/
Whattney931/
Watney92407/
Wastney86158/
Wathney868/
Waitney864/
Whotney862/
Whatnie861/
Weatney861/
Whatnee861/
Wahtney861/
Wattney860/
Whetney860/
Watne83817/
Watny83183/
Weastney800/
Wathne77966/
Batney7765/
Watnee7736/
Watnoe7730/
Wattne7730/
Watnet7711/
Wetney773/
Watnoy771/
Watnyy770/
Watnayu71251/
Beatney7167/
Wastner7118/
Waitner7114/
Watnaya714/
Watenne712/
Watnyoh712/
Watgner712/
Baatney711/
Wajtner711/
Woutney711/
Vahatne711/
Waitnes711/
Baitney711/
Bathney710/
Vastney710/
Watna673,321/
Vatne671,959/
Wattinne67439/
Watni67424/
Batne6732/
Watnayut6729/
Wheitner6723/
Wattenne6716/
Wetne6714/
Batny673/
Watenneh671/
Wetny671/
Wathnest671/
Wachtner671/
Wotny670/
Weatheny670/

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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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  • 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 Whatney
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