Vitkus Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Vitkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vitkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1,7201:1,764219
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway121:428,52437,411
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Vitkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vitkus (Russian: Виткус) occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vitkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vitkus is the 192,601st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,333,736 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Vitkus are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Vitkus is most commonly used in Lithuania, where it is held by 1,720 people, or 1 in 1,764. In Lithuania Vitkus is most prevalent in: Klaipėda County, where 36 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 23 percent reside and Tauragė County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Lithuania this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 11.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaitkus923,929/
Veitkus9214/
Voitkus929/
Vitkuss921/
Vitkuse921/
Vaitekus866/
Vaitkuse863/
Voitkuse861/
Witkus83313/
Vytkus8325/
Bitkus8310/
Vaitkusse801/
Waitkus77719/
Vaytkus77104/
Buitkus7771/
Weitkus7751/
Voytkus7733/
Wittkus7715/
Woitkus7713/
Boitkus7711/
Whitkus774/
Witkusz771/
Waitekus71106/
Vaytekus715/
Weitkush712/
Fietkaus711/
Weitkuss711/
Witkos67191/
Vetkos6756/
Vytkos672/
Witkuś671/

Vitkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vitkus in the Russian language
Виткусvitkus-

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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
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  • 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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