Willhoite Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

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

Willhoite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willhoite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2131:298,81227,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Willhoite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willhoite is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willhoite? popularity and diffusion

It is the 309,763rd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,988,123 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Willhoite are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Willhoite is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,213 people, or 1 in 298,812. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Kentucky, where 15 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 0 percent reside and Ecuador, where 0 percent reside.

Willhoite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willhoite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willhoite last name rose 798 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willhoite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willhoite surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Willhoite earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,422 USD per year.

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Willhoite 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 Willhoite
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis