Wiitala Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Wiitala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiitala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:614,33749,789
Finland301:183,22315,926
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wiitala Last Name Facts

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

Wiitala is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiitala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiitala is the 504,985th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname Wiitala occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wiitala live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 614,337. In The United States Wiitala is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent reside, Washington, where 13 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States Wiitala is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Wiitala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiitala last name are 21.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiitala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $41,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiittala931/
Viitala863,643/
Wietala861/
Viittala8044/
Viitaila802/
Wietalla802/
Viitalo7113/
Viytala712/
Bietala711/
Biitalo711/
Wiytolah675/
Wiethaler63234/
Viittallo631/
Wiesthaler592/
Bietola5775/
Vietela571/
Wieszthaler561/
Viytaliy538/
Biettola534/
Veethala531/

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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 Wiitala
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