Whit Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Whit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Australia2831:95,39110,845
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
China111:124,301,9616,553
England111:5,065,278148,650
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

Whit (2,955) may also be a first name.

Whit Last Name Facts

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

Whit (Oriya: ୱହିଦ୍) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Whit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,667th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,130,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Whit live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 42 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Whit is also the 133,353rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 2,955 people.

The last name Whit is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Other than Egypt it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Whit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whit surname contracted 47 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whit surname are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Whit earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.64% less than the national average, earning $35,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
White891,176,396/
Whitt8922,262/
Whait89354/
Whiet8915/
Whith8910/
Whidt895/
Wheit894/
Whoit892/
Whitd891/
Whitp891/
Whiot890/
Wit865,972/
Whaite80394/
Whitte80143/
Whithe8032/
Whhite8015/
Wheitz8010/
Whicht804/
Whuitt803/
Wwhite802/
Wheist802/
Whoite802/
Whuite802/
Whaitz802/
Hwhite801/
Vwhite801/
Whithd801/
Whiedt801/
Whiett801/
Whijte801/
Whuitz801/
Wheite800/
Wheith800/
Whjitt800/
Whihte800/
Whists800/
Witt7599,263/
With759,393/
Wait759,216/
Huit755,978/
Weit751,052/
Wite75732/
Hbit75497/
Weht75443/
Woit75388/
Wiet75306/
Widt75137/
Whid7572/
Hvit7552/
Wjht7546/
Wijt7541/
Whet7533/
Wißt7528/
Whyt7520/
Hwit754/
Wiht753/
Wuit753/
Whjt752/
Wyht751/
Wizt751/
Vwit751/
Witd751/
Whaitte7317/
D'White735/
Whaitts731/
Whistte730/
Whyte6761,419/
Witte6753,620/
Waite6752,355/
Wheat6717,053/
Huitt672,144/
Weith671,269/
Waitt671,088/
Weidt671,008/
Woite671,002/
Hwait67760/
Withe67587/
Huite67485/
Wuite67447/
Wheet67442/
Wecht67439/
Hvidt67429/
Waith67405/
Woidt67382/
Woith67268/
Weite67246/
Whaid67210/
Wijte67177/
Wijts67176/
Huits67162/
Woitt67151/
Wiszt67136/
Huith67118/
Wiedt6795/
Wisst6795/
Wihte6756/
Hvitt6747/
Wiott6732/
D'Wit6732/
Vhait6724/
Weitt6723/
Huist6722/
Hwitt6719/
Weijt6715/
Whitehed6714/
Wizst6712/
Wyhte6711/
Whytt6710/
Whete6710/
Whett6710/
Hbeit678/
Witth677/
Vhite676/
Waidt676/
Whied675/
Whyth675/
Woits673/
Huizt673/
Wiett672/
H'Bit672/
Vhist672/
Wycht672/
Hwite672/
Waiht672/
Wheth672/
Huidt671/
Waizt671/
Wysht671/
Witht671/
Wihtt671/
Wheid671/
Whets671/
Whidd671/
Weizt671/
Vchit671/
Wehte671/
Weiht671/
Wuitt671/
Wajht671/
Hwist671/
Uhite671/
Wijdt671/
Wehtt671/
Wuith671/
Wittt671/
Bchit671/
Hweit671/
Wuhid671/
Wayht670/
Wuist670/
Wists670/
Whiteher670/
Whjte670/
Whytz670/
Widte670/

Whit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whit in the Oriya language
ୱହିଦ୍wahid-

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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 Whit
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