Vitus Surname
Approximately 8,414 people bear this surname
Vitus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,064 | 1:10,455 | 1,350 |
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| Nigeria | 521 | 1:340,005 | 18,467 |
| Papua New Guinea | 509 | 1:16,019 | 1,576 |
| Romania | 357 | 1:56,241 | 6,895 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Hungary | 61 | 1:160,923 | 14,302 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Vituş (1) are calculated separately.
Vitus (24,261) may also be a first name.
Vitus Demographics
Average Vitus Salary in
United States
$45,784 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vitus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vitus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vitus (Arabic: فيتوس, Hindi: विट्ूस, Marathi: िवटुंस, Russian: Витус) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as: Vituş. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vitus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,922nd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 866,121 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Vitus reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Vitus is also the 32,758th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 24,261 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,064 people, or 1 in 10,455. In Tanzania Vitus is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 28 percent live, Lindi Region, where 14 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Vitus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vitus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vitus last name grew 1,146 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vitus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vitus last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the party.
The amount Vitus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning R 218,316 per year and in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vitus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vitus in the Hindi language | ||
| विट्ूस | vitusa | - |
| Vitus in the Marathi language | ||
| िवटुंस | ivatunsa | 40 |
| वीटस | vitasa | 20 |
| िवतुस | ivatusa | 20 |
| िवटूस | ivatusa | 20 |
| Vitus in the Russian language | ||
| Витус | vitus | - |
| Vitus in the Arabic language | ||
| فيتوس | fytws | - |
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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 Vitus
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