van Witt Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Witt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Witt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Witt Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Witt occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Witt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Witt? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Witt is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name van Witt occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of van Witt live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

van Witt is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 95 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

van Witt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Witt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Witt surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Witt Last Name Statistics demography

van Witt earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning R 315,240 per year.

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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 van Witt
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