Withlaw Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Withlaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlaw | 86 | 254 | / |
| Withlow | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wilaw | 83 | 32 | / |
| Whittlaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Witlow | 77 | 67 | / |
| Wihlow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wielaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whelaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whitlow | 71 | 12,121 | / |
| Witlouw | 71 | 56 | / |
| Whytlaw | 71 | 52 | / |
| Wethlow | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wittlow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weitlow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wheelaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weitlauf | 67 | 219 | / |
| Waidtlow | 67 | 51 | / |
| Whitlowe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wilow | 67 | 31 | / |
| Whytelaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vilaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whittlow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whitlows | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whitlouw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whitllow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitleow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wietlauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitelow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheatlaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitlauf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Withlaw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis