Whitam Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whitam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Whitam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitam is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitam is the 1,918,812th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Whitam reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Whitam is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 14 percent live, Mississippi, where 13 percent live and Louisiana, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live.

Whitam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitam last name rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whitam surname are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the party.

Whitam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitham924,971/
Whittam921,944/
Whiteam920/
Witam9143/
Whittham869/
Whithame862/
Whithamm861/
Whitaham860/
Witham838,364/
Waitam8310/
Whetam836/
Wittam834/
Wehtam833/
Witame833/
Whitan831/
Whitom830/
Whetham77850/
Whittom77722/
Waitham77309/
Whettam7791/
Whittan778/
Wittham777/
Weitham775/
Whithan774/
Waitame772/
Withham772/
Whitean771/
Witheam771/
Waittam771/
Whitang771/
Whistan770/
Whitand770/
Whitain770/
Whithom770/
Withamm770/
Whittamová751/
Bitam737,238/
Witan731,002/
Vitam7336/
Wetam7319/
Uitam738/
Wutam731/
Witom731/
Whittome71422/
Hwaitham7190/
Whiteand712/
Witaytem711/
Wittamnn711/
Whitanck711/
Whistant711/
Whithaun710/
Whittain710/
Whistane710/
Whithane710/
Whitthom710/
Whithome710/
Wheatham710/
Whithand710/
Whiton67606/
Bahaitham67358/
Vittam67182/
Bittam6773/
Wittan6767/
Wetham6765/
Uitham6750/
Vitame6748/
Vhetam6748/
Vitham6744/
Waitan6739/
Huitan6732/
Witane6723/
Withan6717/
Westam6715/
Vistam6715/
Woitan6714/
Wietan6712/
Baitam6711/
Vaitam675/
Bitham674/
Whetan673/
Beitam673/
Wittom672/
Bitaam671/
Weatam671/
Wettam671/
Buitam671/
Witome671/
Whihttome671/
Huitom671/
Withom670/
Wytham670/
Witean670/

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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 Whitam
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