Vitkus Surname
Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname
Vitkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 1,720 | 1:1,764 | 219 |
| United States | 342 | 1:1,059,821 | 77,412 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Vitkus Demographics
Average Vitkus Salary in
United States
$53,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vitkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vitkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vitkus (Russian: Виткус) is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vitkus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vitkus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 192,601st most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,333,736 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Vitkus live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname Vitkus is most widespread in Lithuania, where it is held by 1,720 people, or 1 in 1,764. In Lithuania Vitkus is most frequent in: Klaipėda County, where 36 percent live, Kaunas County, where 23 percent live and Tauragė County, where 15 percent live. Not including Lithuania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Vitkus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vitkus last name are 11.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.51% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vitkus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $61,790 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaitkus | 92 | 3,929 | / |
| Veitkus | 92 | 14 | / |
| Voitkus | 92 | 9 | / |
| Vitkuss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vitkuse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vaitekus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Vaitkuse | 86 | 3 | / |
| Voitkuse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Witkus | 83 | 313 | / |
| Vytkus | 83 | 25 | / |
| Bitkus | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vaitkusse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waitkus | 77 | 719 | / |
| Vaytkus | 77 | 104 | / |
| Buitkus | 77 | 71 | / |
| Weitkus | 77 | 51 | / |
| Voytkus | 77 | 33 | / |
| Wittkus | 77 | 15 | / |
| Woitkus | 77 | 13 | / |
| Boitkus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Whitkus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Witkusz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitekus | 71 | 106 | / |
| Vaytekus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Weitkush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fietkaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weitkuss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witkos | 67 | 191 | / |
| Vetkos | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vytkos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witkuś | 67 | 1 | / |
Vitkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vitkus in the Russian language | ||
| Виткус | vitkus | - |
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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 Vitkus
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