Whitner Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

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

Whitner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5881:228,24922,041
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:123,69112,002

Whitner (35) may also be a first name.

Whitner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitner is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Whitner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,499th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,534,876 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Whitner are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Whitner is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,588 people, or 1 in 228,249. In The United States Whitner is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, South Carolina, where 13 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Whitner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitner last name increased 391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whitner last name are 17.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.31% registered with the party.

Whitner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $37,591 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheitner9323/
Whitnear9310/
Whittner937/
Whitneyr931/
Whitneer931/
Witner92380/
Whitneyjr881/
Wittner863,436/
Weitner86406/
Withner8619/
Waitner8614/
Whytner862/
Witnere861/
Witnner861/
Witnher861/
Whetner860/
Witnier860/
Witneer860/
Wichtner8066/
Huittner802/
Weidtner802/
Weithner801/
Weistner801/
Whitnyre801/
Whitnire801/
Waitener801/
Bitner777,798/
Vitner77374/
Wetner773/
Wytner771/
Witnerová752/
Whitnnire750/
Wittneher750/
Bittner7139,940/
Beitner71325/
Vittner71116/
Wettner7192/
Wittnerová7185/
Baitner7128/
Vithner7124/
Veitner7119/
Bithner714/
Wittnerova713/
Bitnner712/
Buitner711/
Bijtner711/
Huetner711/
Wajtner711/
Boitner710/
Huettner67829/
Wuestner67146/
Buittner6720/
Veitnere6718/
Beithner6715/
Baitneer671/
Wojtener671/
Voittner671/
Bittneer671/
Beittner671/
Witnnire670/

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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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  • 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 Whitner
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