Vaitkus Surname

117,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Vaitkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaitkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania3,4151:88979
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Latvia521:39,4246,000
England391:1,428,66862,556
Norway271:190,45522,163
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Vaitkus Last Name Facts

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

Vaitkus is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaitkus? popularity and diffusion

Vaitkus is the 117,223rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,854,809 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Vaitkus live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Vaitkus is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is borne by 3,415 people, or 1 in 889. In Lithuania it is most common in: Klaipėda County, where 34 percent are found, Kaunas County, where 20 percent are found and Telšiai County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Lithuania Vaitkus exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Latvia, where 1 percent are found.

Vaitkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vaitkus last name are 4.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vaitkus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.7% less than the national average, earning 219,063 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $51,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.01% more than the national average, earning $63,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaitekus936/
Vaitkuse933/
Vitkus922,186/
Vaitkusse881/
Waitkus86719/
Vaytkus86104/
Veitkus8614/
Voitkus869/
Vitkuss861/
Vitkuse861/
Waitekus80106/
Vaytekus805/
Voitkuse801/
Witkus77313/
Vytkus7725/
Bitkus7710/
Watkus770/
Buitkus7171/
Weitkus7151/
Voytkus7133/
Waytkus7132/
Wittkus7115/
Woitkus7113/
Boitkus7111/
Waitcus719/
Wajtkus717/
Whitkus714/
Witkusz711/
Waitkoss6725/
Weitkush672/
Waitcust672/
Fietkaus671/
Weitkuss671/

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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
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  • 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 Vaitkus
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