Whett Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Whett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whett Last Name Facts

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

Whett is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whett.

How Common Is The Last Name Whett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whett is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Whett are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,368,819. In Switzerland Whett is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 100 percent are found. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Whett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whett surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whett Last Name Statistics demography

Whett earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatt9153/
Whetts9122/
Whiett911/
Whette910/
Wett89561/
Whet8933/
Wheatte8320/
Wheatts831/
Whitt8022,262/
Wheat8017,053/
Huett802,044/
Wette80820/
Wheet80442/
Wetts8029/
Weitt8023/
Whiet8015/
Whytt8010/
Whete8010/
Wheit804/
Wiett802/
Hwett802/
Wheth802/
Weatt801/
Weett801/
Wihtt801/
Wetth801/
Whets801/
Wehtt801/
Weutt800/
Wet751,299/
Whe7533/
Huette73775/
Wheate73249/
Whitte73143/
Weydtt7313/
Wheitz7310/
Hweitt737/
Weatte735/
Whytte734/
Weatts734/
Whuitt733/
H'Bett732/
Vwheat732/
Wheist732/
Wetthe732/
Wuette732/
Whaytt732/
Hwwett731/
Weastt731/
Whiedt731/
Weitte731/
Wheyte731/
Weittz731/
Wyhtte730/
Wheite730/
Wheith730/
Wheath730/
Wheets730/
Wwheat730/
Houett730/
Whjitt730/
Weytte730/
Weistt730/
Witt6799,263/
Bett6769,684/
Huet6735,862/
Wete675,922/
Whea672,307/
Weth671,618/
Weit671,052/
Whit671,022/
Wheh67558/
Weht67443/
Wiet67306/
Vett67288/
Houette67254/
Weet67164/
Whed67155/
Whie6788/
Whee6774/
Whey6760/
Weat6746/
Wjht6746/
Whei6745/
Wihe6738/
Wejt6738/
Wyhe6728/
Whyt6720/
Whaitte6717/
Vwet6714/
Wytt6712/
Uett6712/
Weut6711/
Whep679/
Wuet677/
Wedt674/
Wiht673/
Hvet673/
Hwet673/
Hbet673/
Weyt672/
Wähe672/
Whjt672/
Wyht671/
H'Weitt671/
Vhet671/
Waheedt671/
Wheu671/
Whaitts671/
Whhe671/
Wjtt671/
Whistte670/

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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 Whett
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