Wheet Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

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

Wheet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:820,04362,958
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Wheet Last Name Facts

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

Wheet is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wheet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wheet are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 820,043. In The United States Wheet is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found.

Wheet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheet surname are 24.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wheet earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheets910/
Weet89164/
Whet8933/
Waheedt831/
Wheat8017,053/
Wheed80880/
Weeth80202/
Hweet80123/
Weete8066/
Whiet8015/
Whett8010/
Whete8010/
Wheit804/
Weedt802/
Wheth802/
Whets801/
Weett801/
Hbeet801/
Wet751,299/
Wheate73249/
Weetch73180/
Wheatt7353/
Whetts7322/
Wjeeht7319/
Wheitz7310/
Hweeth737/
Weeteh735/
Weethe732/
Wheedh732/
Wheist732/
Vwheat732/
Wkheed731/
Wheyte731/
Guheet731/
Whiedt731/
Whiett731/
Wwheat730/
Whette730/
Wheath730/
Wheite730/
Wweest730/
Wheith730/
Huet6735,862/
Weed6712,374/
Wete675,922/
Weth671,618/
Beet671,169/
Weit671,052/
Whit671,022/
Wett67561/
Weht67443/
Wiet67306/
Whed67155/
Veet67142/
Weat6746/
Wjht6746/
Wejt6738/
Whyt6720/
Wheatte6720/
Vwet6714/
Weut6711/
Wuet677/
Wedt674/
Wiht673/
Hvet673/
Hwet673/
Hbet673/
Weyt672/
Whjt672/
Wheatts671/
Wyht671/
Vhet671/

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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
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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 Wheet
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