Whittan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whittan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Whittan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittan is most common in Australia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Whittan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Whittan live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia Whittan is most frequent in: Northern Territory, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Whittan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whittan last name contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittain930/
Wittan9267/
Whitan921/
Whitton8610,659/
Whittam861,944/
Wittann8617/
Whithan864/
Wittgan862/
Whitang861/
Whitean861/
Witthan861/
Whistan860/
Wittane860/
Whitain860/
Whitand860/
Whettan860/
Witan831,002/
Witthahn8013/
Whittham809/
Witthain807/
Whiteand802/
Whitthon802/
Whistant801/
Whitanck801/
Waittang801/
Wittamnn801/
Whithand800/
Wittasen800/
Whithane800/
Whistane800/
Whithaun800/
Whittone800/
Witton771,729/
Bittan77689/
Whiton77606/
Whitam7794/
Vittan7783/
Waitan7739/
Huitan7732/
Wettan7729/
Witane7723/
Withan7717/
Woitan7714/
Wietan7712/
Wittam774/
Whetan773/
Witean770/
Witthandt7510/
Whitthohn752/
Whitthone750/
Whitham714,971/
Whetton711,868/
Whittom71722/
Whettam7191/
Wittong7175/
Withane7124/
Wistain7117/
Waistan719/
Whethan718/
Wittham717/
Woithan716/
Withand714/
Viettan714/
Whitoon712/
Whizton712/
Huitton712/
Huitang712/
Wheatan712/
Huithan712/
Bittain711/
Vittaan711/
Withank711/
Whitgon711/
Whitosn711/
Whittonová711/
Weitand711/
Hwaitan711/
Voittan711/
Waitane711/
Waitton711/
Waithan711/
Waittam711/
Vittann711/
Wwitton711/
Whithon710/
Weithan710/
Whaiton710/
Beittan710/
Whiteam710/
Withain710/
Witthausen710/
Withant710/
Wettand710/
Vitan673,681/
Bitan671,408/
Witthohn67433/
Wetan67403/
Whiteing67373/
Witon67373/
Weistand6767/
Witam6743/
Wutan6723/
Witthein6714/
Uitan6713/
Woitasen675/
Withasen675/
Wytan672/
Whithoin671/
Waistain671/
Witangue671/
Boittain671/
Bitthann671/
Wetteang671/
Witthasingh671/
Wheathan670/
Whitthom670/
Whiteine670/
Wheatton670/
Beittain670/
Baittain670/
Wheatand670/
Whithoon670/
Whitaham670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whittan
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