Whitmey Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whitmey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitmey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Whitmey Last Name Facts

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

Whitmey occurs most in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Whitmey.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitmey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Whitmey is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Whitmey live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 39 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Not including England Whitmey occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Whitmey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitmey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whitmey surname expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitmey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Whitmey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $45,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitme924/
Witmey920/
Whitmee86287/
Withmey863/
Whitmae862/
Whitmoe861/
Whitmes861/
Whitmay860/
Whittmee806/
Whitmeer803/
Wuitemey801/
Waitme773/
Whitma773/
Witmei771/
Wittme771/
Wietme771/
Witmes771/
Whitmas719/
Wittmes713/
Waaitme711/
Whitmah711/
Whitmaa711/
Witmmer711/
Huitmea711/
Weitmer710/
Bitme6712/
Whitmash677/
Bitmy671/
Wytmy671/
Weittmer670/
Whitmish670/
Whitmath670/

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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 Whitmey
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