Whitu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Whitu Last Name Facts

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

Whitu is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitu is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Whitu is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Whitu are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 754,720. In New Zealand Whitu is primarily found in: Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 83 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 17 percent live. Not including New Zealand it exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitup9146/
Whitau9111/
Whittu911/
Witu89323/
Whiteus8351/
Whitous833/
Whitteu831/
Whitout830/
Whittus830/
Whitutt830/
Whithus830/
Whitust830/
Wittu80183/
Huitu8052/
Waitu8043/
Witau8030/
Wituś8021/
Whetu8021/
Wuitu805/
Weitu805/
Whutu804/
Woitu804/
Witou802/
Wehtu801/
Uhitu801/
Whithaus7774/
Whithust771/
Whittuss770/
Whithous770/
Waitau73157/
Wituch73155/
Wittau73106/
Witous7338/
Wistup7312/
Wittup7311/
Waitou734/
Witeus733/
Huitui732/
Withui732/
Waithu731/
Witaut731/
Withou731/
Weitou731/
Wittou730/
Whetus730/
Whitthaus711/
Bitu676,911/
Wetu672,570/
Vitu671,408/
Wutu67437/
Witthus67217/
Waituha6756/
Withoud6741/
Woituch6718/
Bchitou6713/
Uitu6710/
Witusch676/
Witthut674/
Whittoe673/
Withaus672/
Whyteus671/
Whitoey671/
Whehetu671/
Vahaitu671/
Vchitou671/
Wétu671/
Witttus671/
Withaup670/
Whestus670/

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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 Whitu
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