Whittner Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Whittner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Whittner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittner is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Whittner live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 40 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and Minnesota, where 20 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Whittner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whittner surname contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittner Last Name Statistics demography

Whittner earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittner933,436/
Whitner931,607/
Wheitner8823/
Whitnear8810/
Huittner882/
Whitneyr881/
Whitneer881/
Witner86380/
Whitneyjr821/
Wittneher820/
Bittner8039,940/
Weitner80406/
Vittner80116/
Wettner8092/
Withner8019/
Waitner8014/
Whytner802/
Witnere801/
Witnner801/
Witnher801/
Whetner800/
Witnier800/
Witneer800/
Wittnerová7885/
Wittnerova783/
Huettner75829/
Wichtner7566/
Buittner7520/
Weidtner752/
Whitnyre751/
Voittner751/
Weithner751/
Whitnire751/
Waitener751/
Bittneer751/
Beittner751/
Weistner751/
Bitner717,798/
Vitner71374/
Wetner713/
Witnerová712/
Wytner711/
Bittenner710/
Whitnnire710/
Büttner6738,114/
Bettner67638/
Beitner67325/
Byttner67157/
Baitner6728/
Vithner6724/
Veitner6719/
Vettner679/
Bithner674/
Bitnner672/
Wajtner671/
Buitner671/
Bijtner671/
Huetner671/
Bittnér671/
Boitner670/

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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 Whittner
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