Whetter Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Whetter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:229,29219,121
Canada1961:187,98818,553
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Whetter Last Name Facts

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

Whetter is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 519,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. Whetter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Whetter are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall, where 40 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Barring England Whetter occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Whetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whetter has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whetter last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Whetter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $48,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatter931/
Whettter931/
Whettier930/
Wetter926,899/
Wheter920/
Whitter862,382/
Wheater86972/
Huetter86796/
Whether8623/
Wetther8621/
Weatter8615/
Wuetter8613/
Wietter8612/
Wheeter8610/
Wettere869/
Woetter863/
Whatter861/
Wihtter861/
Whytter861/
Weitter860/
Wettier860/
Whieter860/
Weter83472/
Whittier804,057/
Wheather8015/
Whittear8011/
Whitteir801/
Whittert801/
Whitther801/
Wehester801/
Wheaterr801/
Wchester801/
Whistter800/
Whittere800/
Whitteer800/
Whitterd800/
Whetherd800/
Whietier800/
Huettger800/
Vetter7749,269/
Witter7712,380/
Better772,543/
Hueter77723/
Whiter77702/
Weiter77667/
Watter77599/
Weeter77430/
Wetere77356/
Wieter77274/
Wettre77177/
Wotter7780/
Wohter7714/
Wahter7713/
Wehter7713/
Weater777/
Wueter775/
Weuter775/
Waeter774/
Whater774/
Weterr774/
Weyter773/
Wytter771/
Wedter771/
Whoter771/
Weteer771/
Wejter771/
Wyhter771/
Woeter771/
Wihter771/
Uetter770/
Wetier770/
Wetterová75120/
Wetterova753/
Whatthier751/
Wattier712,193/
Vettier71843/
Whitear71632/
Wittert71142/
Westert71118/
Beitter71114/
Voetter71101/
Weitere7185/
Huester7162/
Wejster7152/
Weitert7150/
Wittier7121/
Huetger7116/
Whitejr7113/
Whitier7112/
Whither7111/
Vettere717/
Whitesr716/
Betther716/
Wesster716/
Wittger716/
Hbeiter715/
Whiterd715/
Woitter715/
Whiteer712/
Weester712/
Wehster712/
Huitter712/
Betteir711/
Beytter711/
Wiehter711/
Wieterz711/
Weatehr711/
Whiteur711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Waehter711/
Wethier711/
Wuitter711/
Wwester711/
Woëtter711/
Wottier711/
Beetter711/
Bettter711/
Weterth711/
Whaiter711/
Whather711/
Veetter711/
Westear710/
Beatter710/
Waitter710/
Weehter710/
Betteer710/
Whittir710/
Whiteir710/
Witteer710/
Westerr710/
Witheer710/
Wittear710/
Water6711,690/
Veter674,859/
Beter671,766/
Witer67363/
Ueter67266/
Watthier67210/
Weachter67189/
Woter6746/
Whiteard6736/
Wetir6734/
Wetre6720/
Weschter6715/
Betteher6713/
Woittier679/
Wyter674/
Ouettere671/
Whithert671/
Weistert671/
Weterová671/
Whaither671/
Weichter670/
Whiteare670/
Whiteher670/
Houester670/
Whittire670/
Whiteere670/
Wischter670/
Whittior670/

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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 Whetter
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