Wheater Surname
Approximately 972 people bear this surname
Wheater Surname Definition:
From the Dutch, Witte; a personal name.
Wheater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 489 | 1:113,943 | 11,682 |
| United States | 203 | 1:1,785,512 | 117,316 |
| Scotland | 80 | 1:66,923 | 5,243 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 377 | 1:64,656 | 7,442 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Wheater Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Dutch, Witte; a personal name.
Wheater Demographics
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Wheater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheater Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wheater is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheater? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 369,806th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,497,475 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wheater are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 113,943. In England Wheater is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.
Wheater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wheater has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wheater Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wheater last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with 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.
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Footnotes
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