Wichtrup Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wichtrup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wichtrup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2951:272,90028,854
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Wichtrup Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wichtrup is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wichtrup? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wichtrup live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Wichtrup is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Bremen, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittrup80701/
Wistrup8014/
Witru77123/
Widstrup7521/
Bechtrup753/
Wiestrup751/
Vitrup716/
Weahterup711/
Witrou711/
Bitrup711/
Westrup672,088/
Vittrup671,019/
Bistrup67210/
Vistrup67210/
Waitreu6747/
Weisstrupp6721/
Vitrupe672/
Witroux672/
Vitrups672/
Wystrup671/
Wethrup670/
Withrou670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wichtrup
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