Whits Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Whits Last Name Facts

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

Whits is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whits? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Whits are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 38 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Whits is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Whits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whits has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whits Last Name Statistics demography

Whits earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaits9198/
Whitts9115/
Whitse911/
Whists910/
Whiets910/
Whiths910/
Wits89311/
Whaites83417/
Whaitts831/
Waits807,953/
Witts803,744/
Weits80312/
Wijts80176/
Huits80162/
Witsø80117/
Wiets8085/
Wuits8048/
Withs8013/
Whitz8010/
Whitc809/
Witse807/
Woits803/
Whets801/
Whitx801/
Witzs801/
Wists800/
Waites737,369/
Witsch731,188/
Weitsz73569/
Weijts73412/
Weites73239/
Wuijts73226/
Wheats7361/
Woites7352/
Waitts7349/
Waitse7328/
Hvitås7325/
Whetts7322/
Whytes7319/
Witsøe7313/
Wheitz7310/
Witchs735/
Huites733/
Weiths733/
Whetse732/
Weitzs732/
Whaitz732/
Whitch732/
Whuitz731/
Witstt731/
Wittst731/
Huidts731/
Witsci731/
Wietzs730/
Wheets730/
Whitze730/
Whittz730/
Wittse730/
Whitschtt711/
Whiteheds711/
Witz673,864/
Bits671,769/
Vits671,238/
Wets67546/
Wyts67200/
Woitsch67163/
Weitsch67124/
Witzsch6715/
Uits6714/
Wietsch677/
Wics677/
Witc673/
Waithes673/
Waitshe671/
Wheatts671/
Wittsch671/
Wids671/
Wuitsch671/
Weithes670/
Wheates670/

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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 Whits
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