Whittlam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whittlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Whittlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whittlam occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittlam? popularity and diffusion

Whittlam is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Whittlam reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

Whittlam is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 75 percent are found, Kent, where 8 percent are found and Suffolk, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Whittlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittlam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whittlam last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitlam93863/
Wittlam931/
Witlam8682/
Whiliam804/
Whitlan804/
Witliam802/
Withlam802/
Wittlan802/
Whitlom801/
Whillam800/
Whilham800/
Wilam77102/
Wittland75575/
Whilliam754/
Whillyam751/
Whetlham751/
Whitlain750/
Whittlon750/
Whillham750/
Wiliam7112,022/
Wailam71101/
Whelam7163/
Bitlam7138/
Wehlam7124/
Wilame7115/
Vitlam7113/
Weilam719/
Wileam716/
Vhilam712/
Wilamn712/
Wittlandt711/
Whilan710/
Whitlandt710/
Wilaim710/
Whelham6735/
Whitlon6717/
Whellam6713/
Wiliame677/
Waillam676/
Wuiliam673/
Wailiam673/
Wheilan673/
Wheelam672/
Huilham672/
Wilaime672/
Wileame672/
Whillan671/
Whytlan671/
Vhillam671/
Wailaam671/
Wiliamm671/
Wiliaim671/
Weislam671/
Whilann670/
Whislom670/
Whielan670/
Wistlom670/
Wilaham670/
Whilane670/
Whailan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whittlam
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