Wit Surname
Approximately 5,972 people bear this surname
Wit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,026 | 1:5,581 | 596 |
| Poland | 1,499 | 1:25,356 | 3,878 |
| United States | 420 | 1:862,997 | 65,593 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| South Africa | 94 | 1:576,359 | 44,560 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Taiwan | 64 | 1:366,324 | 2,896 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Wit (9,400) may also be a first name.
Wit Demographics
Average Male Wit Height
176.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wit (Arabic: فيت) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,351st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,220,286 people. The surname Wit is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wit live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 63,871st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,400 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,026 people, or 1 in 5,581. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 37 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Wit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wit surname grew 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wit surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22% less than the national average, earning 269,935 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning R 56,784 per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $53,519 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witt | 86 | 99,263 | / |
| With | 86 | 9,393 | / |
| Wait | 86 | 9,216 | / |
| Weit | 86 | 1,052 | / |
| Whit | 86 | 1,022 | / |
| Wite | 86 | 732 | / |
| Woit | 86 | 388 | / |
| Wiet | 86 | 306 | / |
| Widt | 86 | 137 | / |
| Wijt | 86 | 41 | / |
| Wißt | 86 | 28 | / |
| Hwit | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wiht | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wuit | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wizt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Witd | 86 | 1 | / |
| White | 75 | 1,176,396 | / |
| Witte | 75 | 53,620 | / |
| Waite | 75 | 52,355 | / |
| Whitt | 75 | 22,262 | / |
| Weith | 75 | 1,269 | / |
| Waitt | 75 | 1,088 | / |
| Weidt | 75 | 1,008 | / |
| Woite | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| Hwait | 75 | 760 | / |
| Wieth | 75 | 656 | / |
| Withe | 75 | 587 | / |
| Wuite | 75 | 447 | / |
| Waith | 75 | 405 | / |
| Wisth | 75 | 383 | / |
| Woidt | 75 | 382 | / |
| Whait | 75 | 354 | / |
| Woith | 75 | 268 | / |
| Weite | 75 | 246 | / |
| Wijte | 75 | 177 | / |
| Wijts | 75 | 176 | / |
| Woitt | 75 | 151 | / |
| Wiszt | 75 | 136 | / |
| Wiedt | 75 | 95 | / |
| Width | 75 | 95 | / |
| Wisst | 75 | 95 | / |
| Wihte | 75 | 56 | / |
| Wiott | 75 | 32 | / |
| D'Wit | 75 | 32 | / |
| Weitt | 75 | 23 | / |
| Hwitt | 75 | 19 | / |
| Whiet | 75 | 15 | / |
| Weijt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wizst | 75 | 12 | / |
| Whith | 75 | 10 | / |
| Witth | 75 | 7 | / |
| Waidt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Whidt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wheit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wiett | 75 | 2 | / |
| Whoit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwite | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waiht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wioth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wijdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wittt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuist | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wists | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whiot | 75 | 0 | / |
| Widte | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bit | 67 | 15,452 | / |
| Vit | 67 | 11,467 | / |
| Waithe | 67 | 2,622 | / |
| Wet | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Woithe | 67 | 799 | / |
| Weitsz | 67 | 569 | / |
| Weijts | 67 | 412 | / |
| Whaite | 67 | 394 | / |
| Wid | 67 | 265 | / |
| Wuijts | 67 | 226 | / |
| Uit | 67 | 184 | / |
| Woitte | 67 | 168 | / |
| Weithe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Whitte | 67 | 143 | / |
| Wischt | 67 | 96 | / |
| Waitte | 67 | 92 | / |
| Weiste | 67 | 62 | / |
| Waitts | 67 | 49 | / |
| Whithe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weijdt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Woitch | 67 | 28 | / |
| Witová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wyt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Whhite | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wheitz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wisztt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Woidte | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hweitt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weithz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weijst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wjt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waicht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whicht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiszt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whuitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwhite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whuite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woicht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whaitz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waggit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwhite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwhite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whithd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whijte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weidtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwaite | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheite | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weidth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whihte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whists | 67 | 0 | / |
Wit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wit in the Arabic language | ||
| فيت | fyt | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wit
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