Whitlo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Whitlo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Whitlo Last Name Facts

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

Whitlo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitlo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Whitlo reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 95 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Whitlo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitlo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitlo Last Name Statistics demography

Whitlo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.94% less than the national average, earning R 135,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitlou924/
Whittlo920/
Whitloch865/
Whitloss860/
Whitla83496/
Witlou836/
Witlio831/
Witlot830/
Witlop830/
Whitlau7741/
Whittla7723/
Whitlia771/
Vitlo737/
Witla733/
Bitlo731/
Wutlo731/
Whitlach7196/
Vchitlou711/
Weitleou711/
Bitloy6734/
Wittla6720/
Waitla6717/
Wuttlo674/
Vitllo672/
Wytllo671/
Bitloh671/
Westlo671/
Whitlatsh671/
Beitlo671/

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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 Whitlo
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