Wheto Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wheto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7411:239,05913,890
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wheto (41) may also be a first name.

Wheto Last Name Facts

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

Wheto is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,874th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wheto reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 239,059. In Nigeria Wheto is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 51 percent are found, Ogun, where 48 percent are found and Abia, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheato9147/
Whetho9118/
Whetto9115/
Whgeto913/
Whoeto911/
Wheeto911/
Weheto911/
Weto89742/
Wheatoa830/
Hueto801,359/
Weeto80362/
Wheta8095/
Waeto8079/
Wetto8079/
Wahto8069/
Wetoi8049/
Weito8028/
Wetoh8023/
Wetoy8014/
Wetho808/
Wehto806/
Whito805/
Whoto804/
Wetou804/
Woeto803/
Hweto801/
Weïto801/
Houeto737,761/
Huetos7395/
Weatoa7356/
Huetto7310/
Whetha7310/
Wettoi738/
Westoo736/
Wahato733/
Whitto732/
Whatto732/
Waahto732/
Hbeato731/
Wettoh731/
Wechto731/
Westot731/
Whitop731/
Whatou731/
Wetoud731/
Wehtoh731/
Weituo731/
Whotho731/
Weatuo731/
Weitou731/
Weitop731/
Westoy731/
Beto6714,870/
Woto6713,652/
Weta672,421/
Veto672,229/
Wito671,114/
Ueto6772/
Houetou6731/
Houetto677/
Westott677/
Weitosh675/
Whitous673/
Houetoh671/
Hweitoz671/
Waheita671/
Whytoch670/
Whithot670/
Huestos670/
Whitout670/
Whittoy670/

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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 Wheto
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