Whortan Surname

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

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whortan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whortan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Whortan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whortan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whortan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Whortan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whortan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Whortan is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 43 percent live, Idaho, where 21 percent live and North Carolina, where 21 percent live.

Whortan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whortan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whortan surname decreased 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whortan Last Name Statistics demography

Whortan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wortan921/
Whorton864,468/
Worthan86596/
Wourtan864/
Whartan862/
Wortang861/
Worhtan861/
Whertan860/
Worthean8022/
Whortham803/
Wharthan803/
Worthann801/
Wourtane801/
Worthain800/
Worthand800/
Worthane800/
Worton772,726/
Bortan77506/
Wartan77117/
Wertan7747/
Wortam7737/
Uortan773/
Vortan771/
Wharton7129,631/
Wortham717,239/
Warthan71584/
Wherton71150/
Werthan71142/
Worthon7156/
Wourtam7123/
Huartan7111/
Boirtan7111/
Wartane718/
Wortong715/
Wahrton713/
Bourtan713/
Whurton712/
Wertaun711/
Warttan711/
Borthan711/
Bahrtan711/
Worrton711/
Worhtam711/
Huertan711/
Bortain711/
Wortton710/
Worthham6749/
Worthong6729/
Wortheam6711/
Waharton673/
Werthain672/
Vourtang672/
Bahartan671/
Bourtain671/
Whaurton671/
Whartoon671/
Worhtham671/
Wotrtham671/
Whartton671/
Warthhan670/

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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 Whortan
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