Whithair Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whithair Surname Definition:

From the white hair of the first of the name. Comp. Whitelock, Farrar, Blount, Blacklock, &c.

Whithair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Whithair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the white hair of the first of the name. Comp. Whitelock, Farrar, Blount, Blacklock, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whithair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whithair is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whithair? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whithair is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Whithair occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Whithair live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Whithair is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa Whithair exists in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Whithair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whithair has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whithair last name fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whithair Last Name Statistics demography

Whithair earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning R 270,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whithar930/
Whithear88162/
Whithaer885/
Whithire882/
Whithard881/
Whitaier881/
Whitthar881/
Whitehar881/
Whithart880/
Withar863/
Whitir860/
Whitehart82103/
Whitthaer823/
Whitehiar822/
Whitehard821/
Whitehare821/
Whitthaur821/
Wheithaar821/
Whitheard820/
Witthairt820/
Withaar80870/
Whitear80632/
Witthar80234/
Withier8019/
Whitard8015/
Whitier8012/
Whither8011/
Wiethar805/
Whittar804/
Withart802/
Withaer802/
Whitaer802/
Whitior800/
Whittir800/
Whiteir800/
Withaur800/
Weithar800/
Whitthauer785/
Witir7745/
Witar7740/
Whittier754,057/
Whittard75442/
Wuithier7572/
Whiteard7536/
Withhart7519/
Weithart7515/
Withauer7512/
Woithier7512/
Whittart7512/
Whittear7511/
Whitajer752/
Wittharr751/
Wisthart751/
Whitayer751/
Whithert751/
Whittaer751/
Whittare751/
Whitteir751/
Whitther751/
Whitiear751/
Whethard751/
Hwaithar751/
Wiethaar751/
Waithire751/
Witthaar751/
Whaither751/
Whiteare750/
Whiteher750/
Whittire750/
Whietier750/
Witthaur750/
Whittior750/
Wither71752/
Whiter71702/
Witthauer71298/
Witare71112/
Bithar7162/
Vithar7154/
Witard7120/
Weithauer7118/
Weithardt7110/
Witier718/
Whiteherd716/
Waitar715/
Whitre714/
Vhitar712/
Whittauer712/
Witarz712/
Wistheart711/
Wittar711/
Wuitar711/
Whitehert710/
Witeir710/
Wittir710/
Wethar710/
Whitter672,382/
Woitier67103/
Weitire6774/
Bitehar6765/
Waitire6747/
Baithar6724/
Whether6723/
Wittier6721/
Whitejr6713/
Vitthar6713/
Waitare678/
Weither678/
Whitesr676/
Waitier675/
Whiterd675/
Waither674/
Vithare673/
Wittard673/
Witeire673/
Woitire673/
Vaithar673/
Withere672/
Whiteer672/
Bitthar671/
Witther671/
Withert671/
Whiteur671/
Vhistar671/
Wiether671/
Withour671/
Bitahar671/
Whaiter671/
Witherd670/
Witherz670/
Wittaer670/
Whieter670/
Whettar670/
Wethard670/
Wechtar670/
Wistart670/
Witheer670/
Wittear670/
Wuither670/
Vithard670/

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