Wherity Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wherity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wherity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Ireland401:117,7235,959
England261:2,143,00282,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wherity Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wherity occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherity? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wherity are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Wherity is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Wherity is most common in: California, where 47 percent live, Oregon, where 26 percent live and Massachusetts, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Wherity exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 36 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

Wherity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wherity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wherity last name grew 154 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 250 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wherity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wherity are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Wherity earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wherrity9370/
Whearity9362/
Werity921/
Whirity8648/
Wharity8616/
Werritty804/
Whirrity803/
Wherrety800/
Verity774,368/
Werita7713/
Weruty771/
Weriti771/
Wority771/
Werety770/
Whirritty750/
Wherritte750/
Waritay71216/
Verrity7114/
Waerite7110/
Weritei718/
Veritay712/
Bereity711/
Beroity711/
Wahrite711/
Woritoy711/
Waritey711/
Huerita711/
Warrity710/
Woriety710/
Withrite6750/
Warritay6717/
Worihtey670/

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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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  • 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 Wherity
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