Whittar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Whittar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Whittar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittar occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whittar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Whittar live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Whittar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Beside India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Whittar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whittar surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittard93442/
Whittart9312/
Whittear9311/
Whitthar931/
Whittare931/
Wittar921/
Whitteaur883/
Whitthaur881/
Whitear86632/
Witthar86234/
Whitard8615/
Wittard863/
Whithar860/
Whittor860/
Wittear860/
Whettar860/
Witar8340/
Whithear80162/
Whiteard8036/
Whithair8022/
Whithard801/
Whitteir801/
Wittharr801/
Witthaar801/
Witthaur800/
Whiteare800/
Whittore800/
Whithart800/
Whittoor800/
Bittar7711,714/
Vittar77643/
Wittor77186/
Witare77112/
Witard7720/
Waitar775/
Withar773/
Vhitar772/
Witarz772/
Wettar771/
Wuitar771/
Whitor770/
Wheithaar751/
Whitheard750/
Witthairt750/
Withaar71870/
Wittorp7192/
Vittarp7143/
Beittar7120/
Vitthar7113/
Vittart7112/
Waitare718/
Whitorz715/
Whitore713/
Baittar712/
Withart712/
Whitord712/
Witthor711/
Bihttar711/
Bitttar711/
Bittear711/
Vhistar711/
Whiteur711/
Wittore711/
Boittar711/
Bitthar711/
Whistor710/
Wistart710/
Weithar710/
Wechtar710/
Withaur710/
Whiteir710/
Bitar6737,117/
Vitar671,910/
Witor67214/
Wisteard6770/
Wheatgar6733/
Weistart6731/
Wetar6720/
Withhart6719/
Weithart6715/
Wishtart678/
Uitar677/
Wisztart676/
Whithore676/
Vitthare673/
Whitorth672/
Whethard671/
Hwaithar671/
Weitardt671/
Whistore670/

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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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  • 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 Whittar
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