de Witz Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Witz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Witz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium181:638,70256,744
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

de Witz Last Name Facts

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

de Witz is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Witz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of de Witz live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Witz is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 638,702. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Witts8028/
de Vits71258/
de Viez714/
de Wets713/
de Vaiz711/
de Betz711/
de Vidts67283/
de Weichs6314/
de Vez6212/
de Vic622/
da Uiz621/
de Vich572/
de Vici571/
de Veci571/
de Wyche534/
de Bedts531/
de Beats531/

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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
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  • 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 de Witz
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