Whaty Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Whaty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whaty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whaty (10) may also be a first name.

Whaty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whaty is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whaty.

How Common Is The Last Name Whaty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Whaty are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 10 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Excluding South Africa Whaty occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatty9121/
Whathy914/
Whatey913/
Waty897,165/
Whathey832/
Whattey832/
Wahatay831/
Watty801,206/
Wanty80987/
Whata80485/
Wathy80264/
Whati80138/
Whate80110/
Watay80103/
Watiy8026/
Watey808/
Whoty805/
Watys805/
Wamty801/
Whety801/
Huaty801/
Wahty800/
Whatthey771/
Huatay732,633/
Wathey73471/
Wahati73194/
Wantey73125/
Bahaty73106/
Wattay7383/
Watthy7344/
Wahate7328/
Wattey7321/
Whathi7316/
Wantyo7314/
Waatyo734/
Whatte734/
Wathoy734/
Whemty733/
Wantay733/
Hbanty732/
Whatie732/
Wantuy731/
Wahtyo731/
Whatha731/
Whanta731/
Whatti731/
Wainty731/
Wathyo731/
Whatee731/
Whonty731/
Whenty731/
Wamtiy731/
Wohtty730/
Whotty730/
Wati67585,417/
Wate6721,601/
Wata677,730/
Wety67288/
Vaty67279/
Watthey6787/
Bahatyi6741/
Wahanti6727/
Wattaya6715/
Whintey677/
Woty677/
Vahatiy676/
Wataysh674/
Whatthe673/
Huattay672/
Wasthay672/
Huataya672/
Bahatey671/
Whatter671/
Winhtay671/
Bahathy671/
Hbeauty671/
Wantycz671/
Bahatiy671/
Whathie671/
Watj671/
Watî671/
Wantych671/
Whattha671/
Whather671/
Whantha671/
Huattey670/
Vhastey670/

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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
  • 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 Whaty
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