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 last name Vitkus (Russian: Виткус) is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vitkus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 192,601st most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,333,736 people. Vitkus is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Vitkus live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is held by 1,720 people, or 1 in 1,764. In Lithuania Vitkus is primarily concentrated in: Klaipėda County, where 36 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 23 percent reside and Tauragė County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania Vitkus exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Vitkus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vitkus surname are 11.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.51% being registered with 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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