Whitters Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Whitters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Scotland941:56,9564,742
Canada911:404,89735,698
England691:807,50843,459
Australia541:499,92037,885
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Whitters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitters is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitters? popularity and diffusion

Whitters is the 559,180th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Whitters live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 23 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Whitters exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Whitters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitters last name increased 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 855 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 431 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whitters last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whitters last name are 9.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whitters earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $54,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittiers940/
Witters932,353/
Whiters93709/
Whithers8892/
Whetters8841/
Wittersø8822/
Whiteurs8815/
Waitters8810/
Witthers884/
Whitiers881/
Whiterst881/
Weitters880/
Wittiers880/
Witers8616/
Whitehrst821/
Wheitersh820/
Withers8031,595/
Waiters802,297/
Bitters80888/
Wieters80649/
Wetters80399/
Vitters80248/
Weiters8079/
Wijters8027/
Wihters805/
Wheters802/
Wytters801/
Witgers801/
Wittirs800/
Wuiters800/
Whiteherse7844/
Whiteherst782/
Whithearse780/
Weijters75362/
Weithers75296/
Whethers7555/
Vittersø7542/
Witgeers7537/
Weisters7530/
Waithers7511/
Weahters753/
Witheers752/
Withiers752/
Weatters751/
Withgers751/
Vitterrs750/
Weijsters7177/
Biters7143/
Wyters7121/
Wheathers7118/
Weters715/
Uiters712/
Whithirst711/
Viters711/
Weahthers711/
Vetters671,479/
Betters671,431/
Wethers67340/
Weyters6735/
Wythers6734/
Weuters6724/
Baiters6710/
Withersová677/
Bithers674/
Vehters673/
Vihters671/
Wayters671/
Weeters671/
Visters671/
Withersova671/
Wojters671/
Behters671/
Biteers670/
Wethirs670/
Withars670/
Withirs670/
Weaters670/

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Footnotes

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