Whetu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia31:8,998,567200,784

Whetu (195) may also be a first name.

Whetu Last Name Facts

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

Whetu is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whetu is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Whetu live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Whetu is also the 649,894th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 195 people.

The surname is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 251,574. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Waikato Region, where 89 percent live, Auckland Region, where 6 percent live and Otago Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of New Zealand Whetu is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whetus910/
Wetu892,570/
Whehetu831/
Whestus830/
Vhetu80108/
Wettu8065/
Wethu8047/
Weatu8029/
Whatu8015/
Whitu808/
Weitu805/
Weteu805/
Wetou804/
Wetau804/
Wahtu802/
Wehtu801/
Weetu801/
Wetuh801/
Weytu801/
Wetui801/
Wuetu801/
Wetup801/
Whitup7346/
Whitau7311/
Wahatu739/
Whetoe738/
Wettus732/
Weitou731/
Weeteu731/
Whatou731/
Wetoud731/
Wetuhe731/
Wetahu731/
Westup731/
Westeu731/
Whittu731/
Watheu731/
Weetus730/
Betu6735,282/
Watu673,691/
Vetu67484/
Witu67323/
Wheatoe67254/
Wotu6754/
Whiteus6751/
Houetou6731/
Wetteus674/
Whitous673/
Wétu671/
Whitteu671/
Whyteus671/
Whitutt670/
Whittus670/
Huestus670/
Whitout670/
Wetheus670/
Whithus670/
Whitust670/
Weztult670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whetu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis