Whitnum Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whitnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Whitnum Last Name Facts

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

Whitnum is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Whitnum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitnum? popularity and diffusion

Whitnum is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Whitnum is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Whitnum live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Whitnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitnum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitnum surname grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitnum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whitnum are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Whitnum earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whainum861/
Winum83448/
Weinum7776/
Bitnum7734/
Wainum772/
Huinum771/
Wienum770/
Whinnom716/
Waingum712/
Whenume711/
Wingaum711/
Vistnum711/
Viztnum711/
Wenum67206/
Vinum67194/
Winun6787/
Binum6743/
Winom6730/
Whisnunt672/
Wynum671/

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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 Whitnum
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