Whytes Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whytes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whytes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Whytes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whytes is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whytes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whytes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Whytes reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 71 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Whytes exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whyteus921/
Wytes911/
Whites83897/
Wythes83471/
Waytes8381/
Whytex8310/
Wyts80200/
Whaites77417/
Whiteis77417/
Whitest7792/
Whiteus7751/
Whities7725/
Whittes774/
Whitese772/
Whitess772/
White's771/
Whytice771/
Whethes771/
Whiteas770/
Whitees770/
Whiteys770/
Whettes770/
Wheates770/
Wuyts737,161/
Weyts73782/
Wites73373/
Wayts73109/
Wetes7373/
Whits7319/
Wytze734/
Wytse732/
Whets731/
Wyths730/
Whytz730/
Whiteash7172/
Whitties719/
Whitedds712/
Wheaties711/
Whitteds711/
Whiteast711/
Whiteish710/
Waites677,369/
Whitis671,641/
Wittes671,256/
Weites67239/
Witges67119/
Boytes67103/
Whaits6798/
Huetes6791/
Wettes6775/
Wheats6761/
Woites6752/
Baytes6751/
Weydts6744/
Wytish6724/
Whetts6722/
Wetese6720/
Wuydts6718/
Wities6718/
Woytys6716/
Whitts6715/
Beytes6715/
Whyche6713/
Withes677/
Weytze676/
Voytes675/
Wytche674/
Whitez674/
Huites673/
Woytex673/
Whetze673/
Witeus673/
Veytes673/
Whetse672/
Whitex672/
Wuetes672/
Whitej672/
Whitec671/
Whiteeyse671/
Whiteheds671/
Waytts671/
Whitse671/
Wietes671/
Wojtes671/
Vytesh671/
Whiets670/
Weates670/
Whitze670/
Wheets670/
Whists670/
Whiths670/
Whetez670/

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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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  • 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 Whytes
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