Wilhite Surname

46,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Wilhite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,0291:32,8644,104
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Guam81:20,0153,029
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4401:34,8744,150

Wilhite (18) may also be a first name.

Wilhite Last Name Facts

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

Wilhite is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilhite is the 46,692nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 656,536 people. The last name Wilhite occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wilhite reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilhite is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name globally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,029 people, or 1 in 32,864. In The United States Wilhite is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Guam, where 0 percent are found.

Wilhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilhite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilhite surname grew 766 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilhite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilhite surname are 16.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Wilhite earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willhite934,927/
Wilhoite932,063/
Whilhite9349/
Wilheite9312/
Wilhiote933/
Wilhitte933/
Wilhited931/
Wilhites931/
Wilhaite930/
Wilhit9219/
Wilite926/
Willhoite881,217/
Whillhite8817/
Whilhoite883/
Woilhoite881/
Willhaite881/
Willheite881/
Willhitte881/
Wilhoit863,199/
Wilheit8636/
Willite8614/
Wilhitt866/
Willhit863/
Wilhiet863/
Welhite862/
Whilite862/
Wilaite861/
Wilhate861/
Vilhite861/
Wilhait860/
Wilhete860/
Wilhiti860/
Wilhyte860/
Wilit831,170/
Whillhoite826/
Willhoit80555/
Wilhoyte80129/
Williate8012/
Willheit809/
Whilhoit804/
Willitte803/
Wilhoute803/
Willhitt802/
Willoite802/
Wilhoitt802/
Willhate801/
Willhith801/
Wullhite801/
Wylhoite801/
Wilhayte801/
Whiloite801/
Weislite801/
Wiliatte801/
Bilhitte801/
Vilheite801/
Wellhite800/
Willhiti800/
Wilhoits800/
Wilita77206/
Willit77119/
Vilite7732/
Bilite7724/
Bilhit7720/
Wilait7717/
Wiloit773/
Wiliti773/
Wileit771/
Wilete771/
Wilhid771/
Wiliet771/
Wilith771/
Welite771/
Wilhed770/
Williatte75206/
Willhoute751/
Whilloite751/
Willhytte750/
Willehitt750/
Willeit71485/
Vilhete71169/
Wailiti71105/
Bilhete71102/
Willitt71101/
Wilhoyt7170/
Weilete7137/
Willhed7136/
Wilityo7130/
Willete7121/
Wilette7119/
Willait7112/
Vileite7111/
Vilaite719/
Waility714/
Belhite714/
Wilaita713/
Bailite713/
Bilitte713/
Viliate713/
Viliute712/
Willith712/
Willate711/
Wiliett711/
Whitled711/
Vilhate711/
Wileter711/
Viliste711/
Wieleit711/
Weisleiter711/
Weliteh711/
Bilhète711/
Bilaite711/
Welhoit710/
Willhyt710/
Whitlet710/
Wiletet710/
Welhete710/
Wileitt710/
Willette675,320/
Wilet67206/
Bilit6780/
Wiliyati6754/
Wuilliet6748/
Vilister6736/
Welhetei6733/
Willhoyt6720/
Welit6712/
Wiled677/
Vilit673/
Willatte673/
Wuilliot672/
Wilid672/
Wielette671/
Wilhoytt671/
Willeate671/
Welliteh671/
Violitte671/
Viliette671/
Vieliute671/
Willhett671/
Woilette671/
Belhaite671/
Belhitte671/
Bilhoute671/
Wilyutte670/
Whiletey670/
Wellhith670/
Whittled670/

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Wilhite Reference & Research

Wilhite DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wilhite FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wilhite
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