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 occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 519,402nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname 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.

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

Whetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whetter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whetter last name grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 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 to vote for the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whetter
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