Wheaten Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wheaten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheaten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Wheaten Last Name Facts

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

Wheaten has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheaten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wheaten live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Wheaten is primarily found in: Texas, where 25 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Louisiana, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Wheaten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheaten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheaten last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheaten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheaten last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Wheaten earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.58% less than the national average, earning $30,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatten930/
Wheten9288/
Whaten924/
Weaten921/
Whetten86655/
Whathen862/
Wheatin861/
Whethen861/
Wheuten861/
Weatten860/
Whatten860/
Weathen860/
Wheeten860/
Waten83137/
Weten83115/
Wheating8093/
Wiehaten801/
Whathien801/
Whattaen801/
Whiten771,946/
Weiten77682/
Wetten77491/
Wieten77405/
Watten77243/
Wuaten77174/
Weyten77160/
Beaten7766/
Wateen7722/
Weuten7719/
Vhaten7710/
Watien779/
Waiten777/
Whyten775/
Hueten774/
Weeten773/
Weathn773/
Wajten772/
Whettn772/
Wehten771/
Watemn771/
Wejten771/
Whatin771/
Weteen771/
Wadten771/
Wauten770/
Huaten770/
Weatin770/
Watn7342/
Whitten7123,751/
Beateen71390/
Wachten71202/
Westeng71155/
Huetten71125/
Weitten7157/
Weisten7142/
Wattien7135/
Weijten7116/
Wuesten7114/
Weating7111/
Beheten7110/
Whettem717/
Washten717/
Wattaen717/
Huateng716/
Wadteng714/
Whiteen713/
Whiteng713/
Wathoen713/
Huesten712/
Wautten712/
Watenne712/
Wathaen712/
Beatten711/
Waitten711/
Whitend711/
Wetteen711/
Whidten711/
Whating711/
Wichten711/
Weituen711/
Whattin711/
Behaten711/
Houeten711/
Weitien711/
Whithen710/
Whitent710/
Watteen710/
Westenn710/
Whitien710/
Wheting710/
Wechten710/
Waatten710/
Weastin710/
Whettin710/
Weehten710/
Whastin710/
Wausten710/
Wietien710/
Baten6752,342/
Watin674,091/
Watne67817/
Watem67760/
Veten67246/
Beten67242/
Watthaen67146/
Witen6767/
Wyten6765/
Wathn6759/
Wadthaen6737/
Vaten6728/
Wetin6716/
Wattenne6716/
Weisteen6715/
Wetne6714/
Ueten6714/
Wheeting677/
Wechteng676/
Westn672/
Wetem672/
Beatn672/
Vwhitten671/
Whitn671/
Whitteng671/
Wechtend671/
Wachteng671/
Whatting670/
Whitehen670/
Whittien670/
Whetting670/

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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 Wheaten
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