Bittorf Surname

325,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bittorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bittorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7271:110,73713,636
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Canada1131:326,06729,799
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Bittorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bittorf has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bittorf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,257th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,370,232 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Bittorf live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bittorf is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 110,737. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Bittorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bittorf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 769 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bittorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bittorf surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Bittorf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $47,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitorf924/
Wittorf86558/
Bettorf8686/
Wittorff80312/
Beistorf8011/
Baistorf801/
Biterf771/
Wistorf7158/
Bisturf712/
Vettorf711/
Bitterw710/
Withorf710/
Weistorf671/
Vistorff670/
Baistorph634/
Vitorb621/
Westorff535/
Weithorw530/
Wesstorf530/

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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 Bittorf
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