Whiten Surname

211,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whiten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5171:238,93122,868
England2531:220,22918,622
Canada861:428,43737,472
Israel301:285,25425,178
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

Whiten (19) may also be a first name.

Whiten Last Name Facts

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

Whiten is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 211,803rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,744,885 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Whiten live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

Whiten is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,517 people, or 1 in 238,931. In The United States Whiten is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 34 percent are found, South Carolina, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Whiten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whiten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whiten are 28.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whiten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning $39,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $52,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitten9223,751/
Whiteen923/
Whiteng923/
Whitend921/
Whidten921/
Whithen920/
Whitent920/
Whitien920/
Witen9167/
Whitn911/
Vwhitten861/
Whitteng861/
Whitehen860/
Whittien860/
Witten836,022/
Weiten83682/
Wieten83405/
Wijten83165/
Withen83115/
Whitin8390/
Wheten8388/
Woiten8320/
Whitng839/
Whitne839/
Waiten837/
Huiten837/
Whitem835/
Whyten835/
Whittn833/
Wehten831/
Whistn831/
Whuten830/
Wuiten830/
Whitehend802/
Witn802/
Whiteheng801/
Whetten77655/
Whittem77166/
Wheaten7790/
Wijtten7770/
Weitten7757/
Whittin7743/
Weisten7742/
Wuijten7717/
Weijten7716/
Whistin7715/
Wuitten772/
Hvisten771/
Waitten771/
Whitemd771/
Whittne771/
Whethen771/
Whittng771/
Wichten771/
Weituen771/
Wheuten771/
Huiteng771/
Weitien771/
Wheeten770/
Wechten770/
Withoen770/
Withenn770/
Witthen770/
Weehten770/
Huisten770/
Wietien770/
Biten731,945/
Witne73623/
Witin73519/
Weten73115/
Viten7392/
Wyten7365/
Witem7315/
Witén737/
Wittn731/
Wuten731/
Witeń731/
Weisteen7115/
Wechteng716/
Whihting711/
Witehene711/
D'Witten711/
Whitehem711/
Wechtend711/
Wheatten710/
Whittion710/
Vieten672,979/
Boiten67714/
Wetten67491/
Buiten67476/
Bitten67392/
Beiten67207/
Vitten67174/
Huityn67170/
Weyten67160/
Within6761/
Waitem6755/
Wittin6748/
Vithen6746/
Wuyten6740/
Vitien6731/
Baiten6725/
Visten6720/
Weuten6719/
Waitin6717/
Wistyn6714/
Wistén6713/
Biteen6711/
Wittem679/
Wojten677/
Weitin676/
Hueten674/
Veiten674/
Woyten674/
Weeten673/
Wajten672/
Huitin672/
Whettn672/
Wuthen672/
Wittne671/
Wittng671/
Wietin671/
Weaten671/
Wethin671/
Wejten671/
Voiten671/
Vaiten671/
Behten671/
Whittingh671/
Weitén671/
Weteen671/
Wethen670/
Whitim670/

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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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  • 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 Whiten
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