Whent Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whent Surname Definition:

From the Swedish ,from the Danish, Wendt; from the Dutch, Went; a personal name.

Whent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:262,82120,935
Canada651:566,85547,218
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Wales261:119,0209,008
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Whent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Swedish ,from the Danish, Wendt; from the Dutch, Went; a personal name.

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

Whent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whent is found most frequently in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whent is the 709,895th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name Whent occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Whent reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Whent is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 262,821. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 19 percent live, Kent, where 19 percent live and Suffolk, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account England Whent exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Whent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whent has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whent last name increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whent surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94.44% registered with the party.

The amount Whent earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning 301,007 kr per year; in United States they earn 55.79% more than the national average, earning $67,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehent910/
Whendt910/
Whente910/
Went894,256/
Whisent831/
Wheintz830/
Whenthe830/
Whitent830/
Wendt8062,797/
Wente802,490/
Weant80656/
Wenth80170/
Wentt80120/
Whant80111/
Whint8083/
Weint8010/
Whynt804/
Wentd803/
Wgent801/
Wennt801/
Vhent801/
Wischent770/
Wenthe73631/
Wendte73400/
Wenndt73164/
Wendth7353/
Weindt7316/
Wendtt734/
Wahant732/
Wenddt731/
Whintz731/
Weunth731/
Weinet731/
Whynet730/
Bchent730/
Wheand730/
Wentte730/
Wint6729,868/
Want672,956/
Wend671,580/
Weisent6784/
Wont6736/
Wissent6720/
Wynt6719/
Wänt677/
Wetente676/
Vhisent675/
D'Wentt672/
Wecente671/
Weeneth671/
Whitend671/
Weinett671/
Wichint670/

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Footnotes

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