Whittles Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whittles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5431:102,61210,789
South Africa3091:175,33219,362
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada411:898,67368,969
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4621:52,7616,354
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Whittles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittles has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittles? popularity and diffusion

Whittles is the 295,200th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. Whittles is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Whittles live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 102,612. In England Whittles is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England Whittles exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Whittles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittles has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whittles last name increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittles last name are 8.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whittles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.45% less than the national average, earning R 148,644 per year; in United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $54,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittlese942/
Whittless941/
Whittleys940/
Wittles9386/
Whitles933/
Whittels882/
Whistles881/
Whittlis881/
Whitless880/
Witles86112/
Bittles80444/
Wittels80407/
Vittles80141/
Wettles807/
Whitels804/
Whitlex802/
Wistles801/
Witleys801/
Wittlis800/
Wittelsz752/
Whistels751/
Vittless751/
Wiettels751/
Bittlhes751/
Whitlech750/
Witlis714/
Whitletch712/
Witlec712/
Vitles711/
Bitles711/
Bettles671,207/
Wettels67211/
Vittels672/
Huettls671/
Beitles671/
Bittels671/
Withels670/
Whitelz670/

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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
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  • 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 Whittles
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