Whitis Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

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

Whitis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6401:221,01221,434
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Whitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitis is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,084th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. The surname Whitis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Whitis reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,640 people, or 1 in 221,012. In The United States Whitis is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Indiana, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Whitis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitis surname expanded 1,426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitis surname are 26.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.49% being registered to vote for the party.

Whitis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiteis92417/
Whitish92272/
Whities9225/
Whittis9217/
Witis9155/
Whitties869/
Whittish863/
Whitthis861/
Whittise860/
Whiteish860/
Whites83897/
Wietis8319/
Wities8318/
Wittis8310/
Waitis832/
Witish830/
Whitiz830/
Whaites77417/
Wieties7793/
Whitest7792/
Wittish7753/
Whiteus7751/
Withuis7746/
Whitice7724/
Whittes774/
Waitish773/
Whitess772/
Whitese772/
White's771/
Waitiss771/
Witties771/
Witheis771/
Whiteas770/
Whittic770/
Whitich770/
Whiteys770/
Whitees770/
Whittys770/
Huistis770/
Whethis770/
Bitis73580/
Vitis73410/
Wites73373/
Wetis7316/
Wutis734/
Uitis731/
Whiteash7172/
Weitoish7153/
Whittich715/
Whitedds712/
Weitheis711/
Wheaties711/
Whitteds711/
Whiteast711/
Wittisch711/
Waites677,369/
Wittes671,256/
Weites67239/
Vaitis67129/
Baitis67122/
Witges67119/
Bittis67105/
Wojtis6756/
Woites6752/
Vistis6746/
Vittis6742/
Wittische6741/
Vitish6731/
Veitis6729/
Beitis6725/
Wytish6724/
Whytes6719/
Wittic6719/
Voitis6714/
Withes677/
Witich676/
Wettis675/
Vitais675/
Bitish675/
Whitez674/
Witeus673/
Huites673/
Wuthis673/
Vitois673/
Whitej672/
Boitis672/
Whitex672/
Bihtis671/
Huetis671/
Wietes671/
Whitec671/
Whiteeyse671/
Whiteheds671/
Wittiz671/
Vietis671/
Woitys670/

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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 Whitis
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