Whenton Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Whenton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Whenton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whenton occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Whenton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whenton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Whenton occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Whenton are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Whenton is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ogun, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Whenton occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Whenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whenton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whenton surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Whenton
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