Whyt Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Whyt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whyt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Whyt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whyt occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Whyt live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wyoming, where 25 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Hawaii, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 15 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Whyt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whyt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whyt last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whyt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whyt last name is primarily Presbyterian (89%) in Ireland.

Whyt earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whyte8961,419/
Whytt8910/
Whyth895/
Whytz890/
Wyt8616/
Whythe8030/
Whytte804/
Whaytt802/
Whayte802/
Whydth801/
Wheyte801/
Whhyte801/
Wayt751,201/
Whit751,022/
Weht75443/
Wyte75154/
Woyt75131/
Wjht7546/
Whet7533/
Hvyt7513/
Wytt7512/
Wyth758/
Wiht753/
Whjt752/
Weyt752/
Wytz751/
Wyht751/
Whyd751/
Hbyt751/
White671,176,396/
Whitt6722,262/
Wheat6717,053/
Wythe671,047/
Wayte67917/
Wheet67442/
Wecht67439/
Whait67354/
Woydt67211/
Weydt67198/
Wayts67109/
Woyte6778/
Wayth6773/
Wihte6756/
Woyth6752/
Waytt6730/
Wahyd6725/
Woytt6723/
Weyth6716/
Whiet6715/
Wyhte6711/
Whete6710/
Whith6710/
Whett6710/
Weyte679/
Wuyte677/
Waytz676/
Whidt675/
Wheit674/
Wheth672/
Waiht672/
Huayt672/
Wycht672/
Whoit672/
Weiht671/
Witht671/
Wihtt671/
Whitd671/
Whitp671/
Weytz671/
Whets671/
Wehte671/
Wehtt671/
Wuytz671/
Wydtt671/
Wajht671/
Wyszt671/
Bahyt671/
Vwuyt671/
Wuayt671/
Wysht671/
Wytte671/
Behyt671/
Wyths670/
Wystt670/
Whiot670/
Whjte670/
Wayht670/

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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 Whyt
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