Whether Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Whether Surname Definition:

WHETHER: Bowditch says, among the arrivals in Boston October 19th, 1860, is that of Mr. Whether, of Haverhill. A corruption of the name Wether, found in Wethersfield or Wetherfield, a parish co. Essex. See Merryweather.

Whether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Whether Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WHETHER: Bowditch says, among the arrivals in Boston October 19th, 1860, is that of Mr. Whether, of Haverhill. A corruption of the name Wether, found in Wethersfield or Wetherfield, a parish co. Essex. See Merryweather.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Whether Last Name Facts

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

Whether is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whether? popularity and diffusion

Whether is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Whether live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Whether is most frequent in: Hamadan Province, where 92 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Whether occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Whether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whether has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whether Last Name Statistics demography

Whether earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheather9315/
Whetherd930/
Wether9217/
Wheter920/
Huether861,942/
Wheater86972/
Whetter86627/
Weather86361/
Wetther8621/
Whither8611/
Wheeter8610/
Wethere8610/
Weither868/
Wuether861/
Wiether861/
Weether861/
Wethier861/
Whather861/
Wetherd860/
Whieter860/
Weter83472/
Whithear80162/
Weathere801/
Whithert801/
Whitther801/
Wichther801/
Wheatter801/
Wehester801/
Weythier801/
Wheaterr801/
Whettter801/
Wchester801/
Whaither801/
Whiteher800/
Whettier800/
Whietier800/
Huethert800/
Wetter776,899/
Wither77752/
Hueter77723/
Whiter77702/
Weiter77667/
Weeter77430/
Wetere77356/
Bether77291/
Wieter77274/
Wather7748/
Wohter7714/
Wahter7713/
Wehter7713/
Wother778/
Weater777/
Wueter775/
Weuter775/
Waeter774/
Whater774/
Weterr774/
Weyter773/
Wedter771/
Whoter771/
Weteer771/
Wejter771/
Wyhter771/
Woeter771/
Wihter771/
Wetier770/
Vether770/
Whiteherd756/
Westheart751/
Whatthier751/
Weathertt750/
Whitheard750/
Whitehert750/
Whitter712,382/
Wathier711,408/
Huetter71796/
Westert71118/
Weitere7185/
Huester7162/
Wejster7152/
Weitert7150/
Viether7129/
Beether7122/
Withier7119/
Huetger7116/
Weatter7115/
Wuetter7113/
Whitier7112/
Wietter7112/
Vesther7111/
Wettere719/
Betther716/
Wesster716/
Hbeiter715/
Whiterd715/
Waither714/
Woetter713/
Withere712/
Whiteer712/
Weester712/
Wehster712/
Whatter711/
Witther711/
Withert711/
Wiehter711/
Wieterz711/
Wihtter711/
Whytter711/
Watther711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Veather711/
Waehter711/
Veuther711/
Wwester711/
Wysther711/
Beather711/
Weterth711/
Whaiter711/
Westear710/
Westheartt710/
Weitter710/
Witherd710/
Wettier710/
Beither710/
Weehter710/
Witherz710/
Bethear710/
Westerr710/
Witheer710/
Wotther710/
Wuither710/
Water6711,690/
Veter674,859/
Whittier674,057/
Beter671,766/
Witer67363/
Vietheer67283/
Ueter67266/
Watthier67210/
Weachter67189/
Wuithier6772/
Woter6746/
Wetir6734/
Whithair6722/
Wetre6720/
Weschter6715/
Betteher6713/
Woithier6712/
Wyter674/
Whithire672/
Whittert671/
Weistert671/
Weterová671/
Wahathir671/
Weichter670/
Whistter670/
Whittere670/
Whitteer670/
Whitterd670/
Houester670/
Witherdt670/
Whiteere670/
Wischter670/
Huettger670/

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