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 surname Whittar is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whittar is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Whittar are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Whittar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Whittar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittar has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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