Whytt Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whytt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whytt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Whytt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whytt is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whytt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whytt is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Whytt reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Whytt is most widespread in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 83 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent reside. Other than England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Whytt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whytt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whytt surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whytte914/
Whaytt912/
Whyt8920/
Wytt8912/
Whyte8061,419/
Whitt8022,262/
Waytt8030/
Woytt8023/
Whett8010/
Whyth805/
Wydtt801/
Wehtt801/
Wihtt801/
Wytte801/
Wystt800/
Whytz800/
Why75219/
Wyt7516/
Whitte73143/
Wheatt7353/
Whythe7330/
Whetts7322/
Weydtt7313/
Whuitt733/
Whayte732/
Whydth731/
Wheyte731/
Whiett731/
Whhyte731/
Waytts731/
Weytte730/
Whjitt730/
Whette730/
Wyhtte730/
Witt6799,263/
Wayt671,201/
Whit671,022/
Wett67561/
Weht67443/
Wahy67424/
Whay67197/
Wyte67154/
Woyt67131/
Vytt67120/
Whey6760/
Wjht6746/
Whet6733/
Wheatte6720/
Whaitte6717/
Hvyt6713/
Whoy6711/
Wyth678/
Wohy674/
Wiht673/
Whjt672/
Weyt672/
Wyht671/
Wheatts671/
Bytt671/
Wuhy671/
Whyp671/
Hbyt671/
Whyi671/
Whaitts671/
Whuy671/
Whyd671/
Whjy671/
Wjtt671/
Wytz671/
Whistte670/

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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
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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 Whytt
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