Whettem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whettem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whettem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Whettem Last Name Facts

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

Whettem is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whettem? popularity and diffusion

Whettem is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Whettem is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Whettem are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 67 percent reside, Hampshire, where 17 percent reside and West Sussex, where 17 percent reside. Barring England Whettem is found in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 14 percent reside.

Whettem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whettem has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whettem last name fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wettem921/
Whetten86655/
Whittem86166/
Westtem860/
Wetem832/
Wheem831/
Whitthem801/
Wheatten800/
Wetten77491/
Wheten7788/
Bettem7767/
Vettem7711/
Wittem779/
Whitem775/
Whettn772/
Wedtem771/
Wahtem771/
Wattem770/
Whem7322/
Whitten7123,751/
Huetten71125/
Wheaten7190/
Weitten7157/
Whithem718/
Wetteen711/
Betteim711/
Wheuten711/
Whethen711/
Whittne711/
Whittim711/
Whitemd711/
Whitehm711/
Wittgem710/
Wheeten710/
Whettin710/
Whiteam710/
Weatten710/
Watem67760/
Hveem67473/
Wheen67226/
Weten67115/
Betem6749/
Whene6727/
Vetem6723/
Witem6715/
Wetne6714/
Wetim6711/
Whitehem671/
Whitteng671/
Vwhitten671/
Wotem671/
Wheam670/
Whittism670/
Whittien670/
Whetting670/

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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 Whettem
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