Whitens Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Whitens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Whitens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitens occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Whitens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whitens live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Whitens is most frequent in: Michigan, where 52 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Whitens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitens surname increased 526 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitens last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whitens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $37,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittens931/
Wittens86303/
Whitins865/
Withens861/
Whins833/
Weijtens80132/
Wuijtens804/
Wijttens801/
Whettens801/
Wheatens800/
Whitence800/
Bitens7738/
Wicens7722/
Witnæs779/
Vitens777/
Whense774/
Uitens771/
Wheyns771/
Wetens771/
Withns770/
Weytens71536/
Wuytens71404/
Vitense71252/
Bittens7140/
Weutens7138/
Wittins714/
Wissens713/
Wichens712/
Withins711/
Wyttens711/
Waytens711/
Weetens711/
Witgins711/
Vietens710/
Wethens710/
Vittens710/
Wijns671,662/
Weins671,526/
Weyns67746/
Wains67311/
Weans6743/
Whims6728/
Weichens679/
Whensche671/
Wiethens671/
Woins670/
Weathens670/
Weechens670/
Vittenns670/
Wehstins670/
Whems670/
Weisense670/

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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 Whitens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis