Whinyates Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whinyates Surname Definition:

From Wingates; a location name in Northumberland.

Whinyates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Whinyates Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wingates; a location name in Northumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whinyates Last Name Facts

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

Whinyates is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whinyates? popularity and diffusion

Whinyates is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Whinyates live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Whinyates is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 43 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent reside and Somerset, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Whinyates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whinyates has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whinyates surname grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whin-Yates9513/
Whinyeates950/
Whynyates890/
Whinyads820/
Wenyates820/
Inates80735/
Whintesey780/
Winyati753/
Oinates752/
Inyatsi752/
Winjate752/
Anyates751/
Inyatsu751/
Winyata751/
Whentes750/
Whiny Dias741/
Intes712,035/
Inayatas717/
Whenyati714/
Ionaytes714/
Inatteso712/
Binyatea711/
Inatesay711/
Inats711/
Inuatese711/
Inatsu671,947/
Yantes67354/
Onates67224/
Innayatus67123/
Yhnats67114/
Inteso6751/
Inatis6731/
Intesa6717/
Indyas678/
Inatas677/
Intyas675/
Oinats674/
Intese673/
Enates673/
Unates673/
Intesi672/
Inatus672/
Inatsa671/
Whintz671/
Anates671/
Inatze671/
Einats671/
Weignater671/
Iantes671/
Whants671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whinyates
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