Whitwam Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Whitwam Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the White Corner [Old English hwít + hwamm, a corner, angle]

Whitwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5081:109,68111,357
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6961:35,0224,588
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Whitwam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the White Corner [Old English hwít + hwamm, a corner, angle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitwam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitwam is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitwam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whitwam is the 369,191st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. Whitwam is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Whitwam are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Whitwam is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 109,681. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 52 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Whitwam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitwam has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whitwam surname fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitwam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whitwam surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whitwam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.28% more than the national average, earning R 285,840 per year; in United States they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $49,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitwham93265/
Whitam9294/
Whitham864,971/
Whittam861,944/
Whitwan864/
Withwam861/
Whiteam860/
Whitdam860/
Whithame802/
Whithamm801/
Whittiam800/
Whitwain800/
Itwamu7710/
Whetam776/
Whitem775/
Whitme774/
Whitma773/
Whtham771/
Itwama771/
Whitmo771/
Whitom770/
Whitim770/
Whittm770/
Itam736,852/
Whetham71850/
Whittom71722/
Whittum71398/
Whattam71317/
Whitmee71287/
Whatham71266/
Whittem71166/
Awitame7192/
Whitmey7192/
Whettam7191/
Awaitam7121/
Whitmae712/
Whittigham712/
Whidham711/
Whitehm711/
Whitemo711/
Whitmaa711/
Whitmah711/
Whittim711/
Whittmo711/
Witwang711/
Ewoitam711/
Whitmoe711/
Whithom710/
Whitmay710/
Witwain710/
Whottam710/
Itami6710,487/
Itama671,646/
Aitam67672/
Whittome67422/
Ittam67376/
Itham67282/
Itame6786/
Itamu6745/
Ahtam6730/
Itaim6728/
Itamo6723/
Eitam6711/
Yitam679/
Uitam678/
Iatam677/
Atwam677/
Awa-Itam676/
Whittmee676/
Idwam676/
Ityam675/
Ietam673/
Itamm672/
Awtam672/
Iotam672/
Itamy672/
Iteam672/
Itamá672/
Owhotamu671/
White-Ma671/
Owtam671/
Utwam671/
Itaem671/
Awittame671/
Iitam671/
Ae Htwam671/
Ywtam671/
Ituam671/
Whithome670/
Wheatham670/

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