Wheater Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wheater Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Witte; a personal name.

Wheater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4891:113,94311,682
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Wales181:171,91811,581
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:64,6567,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Wheater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Witte; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wheater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wheater is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wheater.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheater? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wheater is the 369,806th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,497,475 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wheater live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 113,943. In England Wheater is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.

Wheater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheater has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wheater last name expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheater surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wheater earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.13% more than the national average, earning R 413,796 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $48,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheather9315/
Wheatter931/
Wheaterr931/
Weater927/
Whater924/
Wheter920/
Whetter86627/
Weather86361/
Whether8623/
Weatter8615/
Wheeter8610/
Whatter861/
Weatehr861/
Whaiter861/
Whather861/
Whieter860/
Water8311,690/
Weter83472/
Weachter80189/
Weathere801/
Wehester801/
Whettter801/
Wchester801/
Whaither801/
Whettier800/
Whetherd800/
Whietier800/
Wetter776,899/
Watier771,279/
Hueter77723/
Whiter77702/
Weiter77667/
Veater77611/
Watter77599/
Weeter77430/
Wetere77356/
Waiter77330/
Wieter77274/
Beater77183/
Watere77161/
Wauter7765/
Watert7715/
Wahter7713/
Wehter7713/
Hwater776/
Wueter775/
Weuter775/
Waeter774/
Waterz774/
Weterr774/
Weyter773/
Huater772/
Wayter772/
Waterd772/
Wateer772/
Wedter771/
Watger771/
Weteer771/
Waater771/
Wejter771/
Wajter771/
Wyhter771/
Wazter771/
Wataer771/
Woeter771/
Wihter771/
Wetier770/
Ueater770/
Whatthier751/
Weathertt750/
Watr733/
Whitter712,382/
Wattier712,193/
Wathier711,408/
Wautier711,149/
Huetter71796/
Whitear71632/
Waitere71258/
Westert71118/
Weitere7185/
Huester7162/
Wejster7152/
Weitert7150/
Hwaiter7148/
Boweter7130/
Huetger7116/
Whitejr7113/
Wuetter7113/
Whitier7112/
Wietter7112/
Whither7111/
D'Water7110/
Hbaiter7110/
Wettere719/
Whitesr716/
Wesster716/
Hbeiter715/
Waitier715/
Whiterd715/
Withaer712/
Whitaer712/
Whiteer712/
Weester712/
Wehster712/
Washter712/
Watterd711/
Wiehter711/
Wieterz711/
Wihtter711/
Whiteur711/
Whytter711/
Watehre711/
Wathoer711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Veather711/
Waehter711/
Wwester711/
Wáchter711/
Beather711/
Weterth711/
Uhaster711/
Beatter710/
Weitter710/
Wettier710/
Waitter710/
Weehter710/
Whiteir710/
Wattere710/
Westerr710/
Witheer710/
Vater677,272/
Veter674,859/
Whittier674,057/
Bater672,178/
Beter671,766/
Witer67363/
Watir67326/
Ueter67266/
Watthier67210/
Wuattier67180/
Watre67163/
Whithear67162/
Whiteard6736/
Wetir6734/
Wetre6720/
Weschter6715/
Whittear6711/
Wauchter6710/
Waitr678/
Wajtr677/
Watrt677/
Wathr676/
Geewater676/
Whithaer675/
Wyter674/
Wietr674/
Huatr674/
Beatr673/
Waschter673/
Whitr672/
Wuathier672/
Whithert671/
Whittaer671/
Whitteir671/
Whittert671/
Whitther671/
Watyr671/
Weistert671/
Weitr671/
Uater671/
Wauttier671/
Weterová671/
Wahathir671/
Weichter670/
Whistter670/
Whiteare670/
Whittere670/
Whitteer670/
Whiteher670/
Whitterd670/
Houester670/
Weuchter670/
Whiteere670/
Wischter670/
Watrz670/
Huettger670/
Wachtter670/

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