Whitis Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

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

Whitis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitis Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6401:221,01221,434
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Whitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitis is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Whitis.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitis is the 243,084th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Whitis are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,640 people, or 1 in 221,012. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Indiana, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Whitis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitis surname increased 1,426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitis surname are 26.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.49% registered with the political party.

Whitis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiteis92417/
Whitish92272/
Whities9225/
Whittis9217/
Witis9155/
Whitties869/
Whittish863/
Whitthis861/
Whittise860/
Whiteish860/
Whites83897/
Wietis8319/
Wities8318/
Wittis8310/
Waitis832/
Witish830/
Whitiz830/
Whaites77417/
Wieties7793/
Whitest7792/
Wittish7753/
Whiteus7751/
Withuis7746/
Whitice7724/
Whittes774/
Waitish773/
Whitess772/
Whitese772/
White's771/
Waitiss771/
Witties771/
Witheis771/
Whiteas770/
Whittic770/
Whitich770/
Whiteys770/
Whitees770/
Whittys770/
Huistis770/
Whethis770/
Bitis73580/
Vitis73410/
Wites73373/
Wetis7316/
Wutis734/
Uitis731/
Whiteash7172/
Weitoish7153/
Whittich715/
Whitedds712/
Weitheis711/
Wheaties711/
Whitteds711/
Whiteast711/
Wittisch711/
Waites677,369/
Wittes671,256/
Weites67239/
Vaitis67129/
Baitis67122/
Witges67119/
Bittis67105/
Wojtis6756/
Woites6752/
Vistis6746/
Vittis6742/
Wittische6741/
Vitish6731/
Veitis6729/
Beitis6725/
Wytish6724/
Whytes6719/
Wittic6719/
Voitis6714/
Withes677/
Witich676/
Wettis675/
Vitais675/
Bitish675/
Whitez674/
Witeus673/
Huites673/
Wuthis673/
Vitois673/
Whitej672/
Boitis672/
Whitex672/
Bihtis671/
Huetis671/
Wietes671/
Whitec671/
Whiteeyse671/
Whiteheds671/
Wittiz671/
Vietis671/
Woitys670/

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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 Whitis
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