Vitez Surname

180,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vitez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vitez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia8651:4,889611
United States3971:912,99568,645
Slovenia3211:7,7501,737
Romania2401:83,6589,785
Serbia1701:42,0294,266
France861:772,35794,336
Canada851:433,47837,831
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England161:3,482,379114,324
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Austria101:851,54467,454
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Vitéz (1,855), Vítez (7) & Vítěz (10) are calculated separately.

Vitez (24) may also be a first name.

Vitez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vitez (Russian: Витез) is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vitéz, Vítez or Vítěz. For other possible spellings of Vitez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vitez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 180,893rd most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,095,814 people. The last name Vitez occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Vitez reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Vitez is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

Vitez is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 4,889. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Varaždin County, where 46 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Slovenia, where 14 percent are found.

Vitez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vitez are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vitez earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning $61,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vitéz931,855/
Vítez937/
Viteaz9174/
Vietez9131/
Veitez914/
Vitecz911/
Vite8930,042/
Vítěz8710/
Viettez831/
Vitte802,428/
Viste802,282/
Viter801,551/
Vitet80585/
Vites80382/
Vithe80184/
Veite80165/
Viete80138/
Vitee80109/
Fitez80103/
Vaite8093/
Vitie8081/
Voite8077/
Vitej8073/
Viote8060/
Bitez8053/
Vitey8046/
Vuite8045/
Vitiz8036/
Vitei8035/
Witez8019/
Vytez8011/
Vhite806/
Vitea805/
Vited804/
Vetez802/
Vitep802/
Vitex802/
Vitec802/
Viteh801/
Vihte801/
Vitje801/
Vitezová772/
Vuithiez771/
Vister731,045/
Vittet73689/
Viette73531/
Vitter73492/
Viotte73256/
Veites73148/
Boitez73148/
Vittie73105/
Veiter73103/
Vaites7396/
Voites7380/
Visted7374/
Vittes7367/
Vietes7340/
Vaiste7338/
Voiter7336/
Voitey7335/
Vittee7333/
Beitez7333/
Vieyte7332/
Vaitee7327/
Veiste7315/
Vaiter7314/
Veitex7312/
Vaithe7310/
Vetecz739/
Vitech737/
Vithes737/
Vitesh734/
Viztes734/
Whitez734/
Viteeh734/
Vithea734/
Vyteiz734/
Baitez733/
Viethe733/
Vitess733/
Vitese733/
Vithee733/
Vaitep732/
Vestez732/
Vishte732/
Voitec732/
Vistea732/
Voitiz732/
Waitez731/
Bittez731/
Vwhite731/
Weitez731/
Vettez731/
Viotes731/
Vidthe731/
Vitets731/
Veitea731/
Veitee731/
Veiteh731/
Veitiz731/
Veitte731/
Vaiteh731/
Phitez731/
Vithey731/
Vitoiz731/
Voiste731/
Vietiz731/
Vaitej731/
Wittez731/
Veidte730/
Viteac730/
Veitie730/
Vita6737,560/
Viti6711,671/
Bite675,113/
Vete672,268/
Vieytes671,744/
Wite67732/
Vity6786/
Vuister6785/
Woitiez6746/
Vittese6744/
Voitech6738/
Viteche6738/
Vistedt6736/
Veittes6735/
Vité6726/
Vyte6713/
Vitesse6712/
Uite679/
Vichter678/
Viettes673/
Visster673/
Vaithee673/
Vaister672/
Voitehs672/
Vaithie672/
Wieterz671/
Vieties671/
Viettie671/
Vishthe671/
Vistead671/
Viththe671/
Veister671/
Veitech671/
Wieytez671/
Vitá671/
Vitè671/
Voiteha671/
Viëster671/
Vīte671/
Woittez671/
Vieytiz671/
Vitheer670/
Witherz670/
Voister670/

Vitez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vitez in the Russian language
Витезvitez-

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