Whisenant Surname
Approximately 4,612 people bear this surname
Whisenant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,601 | 1:78,778 | 8,992 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 315 | 1:159,424 | 14,594 |
Whisenant (14) may also be a first name.
Whisenant Demographics
Average Male Whisenant Height
178.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whisenant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whisenant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whisenant is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whisenant? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whisenant is the 102,221st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,580,127 people. The last name Whisenant is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Whisenant live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,601 people, or 1 in 78,778. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Alabama, where 18 percent reside and North Carolina, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Whisenant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whisenant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whisenant surname increased 1,461 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whisenant Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Whisenant are 19.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.48% registered to vote for the political party.
Whisenant earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $39,934 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whisenhant | 95 | 97 | / |
| Whisenaunt | 95 | 3 | / |
| Whiesenant | 95 | 2 | / |
| Whisienant | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whisenanth | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whiseanant | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitsenant | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whisenante | 95 | 0 | / |
| Wisenant | 94 | 8 | / |
| Whisenhaunt | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whisenand | 89 | 634 | / |
| Whisonant | 89 | 585 | / |
| Whisanant | 89 | 9 | / |
| Whisenont | 89 | 3 | / |
| Waisenant | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whisinant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wisenhant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiseenant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiscenant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whisenhand | 84 | 5 | / |
| Whisenhent | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wgisenhant | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whiesenand | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whissenand | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wisenantte | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wisenand | 82 | 4 | / |
| Whisenhount | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weigenant | 78 | 25 | / |
| Whisinand | 78 | 9 | / |
| Visesnant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whesinant | 78 | 0 | / |
| Whisinamt | 78 | 0 | / |
| Whizinant | 78 | 0 | / |
| Widgenant | 78 | 0 | / |
| Weidgenant | 74 | 175 | / |
| Weitgenant | 74 | 150 | / |
| Weigenannt | 74 | 13 | / |
| Whisannand | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wisanand | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vigenant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weidgenannt | 70 | 58 | / |
| Weitgenandt | 70 | 9 | / |
| Weidgenandt | 70 | 2 | / |
| Weigenand | 67 | 51 | / |
| Wetgenant | 67 | 1 | / |
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Whisenant Reference & Research
Whisenhunt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whisenhunt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Whisenant
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis