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

The surname Whatney is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whatney is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Whatney is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Whatney live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Whatney is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Whatney is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Whatney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whatney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whatney surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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