Wit Surname

81,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0261:5,581596
Poland1,4991:25,3563,878
United States4201:862,99765,593
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Thailand851:831,039133,417
France751:885,636103,228
Taiwan641:366,3242,896
Australia601:449,92835,109
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Norway441:116,87015,419
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada371:995,82774,831
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Austria251:340,61736,996
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Singapore211:262,27211,611
China201:68,366,0783,721
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
India151:51,137,692512,385
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Wit (9,400) may also be a first name.

Wit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wit (Arabic: فيت) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,351st most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,220,286 people. The surname Wit occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Wit are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 63,871st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 9,400 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,026 people, or 1 in 5,581. In The Netherlands Wit is most common in: North Holland, where 37 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found 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 occurrence of Wit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wit are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witt8699,263/
With869,393/
Wait869,216/
Weit861,052/
Whit861,022/
Wite86732/
Woit86388/
Wiet86306/
Widt86137/
Wijt8641/
Wißt8628/
Hwit864/
Wiht863/
Wuit863/
Wizt861/
Vwit861/
Witd861/
White751,176,396/
Witte7553,620/
Waite7552,355/
Whitt7522,262/
Weith751,269/
Waitt751,088/
Weidt751,008/
Woite751,002/
Hwait75760/
Wieth75656/
Withe75587/
Wuite75447/
Waith75405/
Wisth75383/
Woidt75382/
Whait75354/
Woith75268/
Weite75246/
Wijte75177/
Wijts75176/
Woitt75151/
Wiszt75136/
Wiedt7595/
Width7595/
Wisst7595/
Wihte7556/
Wiott7532/
D'Wit7532/
Weitt7523/
Hwitt7519/
Whiet7515/
Weijt7515/
Wizst7512/
Whith7510/
Witth757/
Waidt756/
Whidt755/
Wheit754/
Woits753/
Wiett752/
Whoit752/
Hwite752/
Waiht752/
Waizt751/
Wioth751/
Witht751/
Wihtt751/
Whitd751/
Whitp751/
Weizt751/
Weiht751/
Wuitt751/
Hwist751/
Wijdt751/
Wuith751/
Wittt751/
Hweit751/
Wuist750/
Wists750/
Whiot750/
Widte750/
Bit6715,452/
Vit6711,467/
Waithe672,622/
Wet671,299/
Woithe67799/
Weitsz67569/
Weijts67412/
Whaite67394/
Wid67265/
Wuijts67226/
Uit67184/
Woitte67168/
Weithe67158/
Whitte67143/
Wischt6796/
Waitte6792/
Weiste6762/
Waitts6749/
Whithe6732/
Weijdt6729/
Woitch6728/
Witová6718/
Wyt6716/
Whhite6715/
Wheitz6710/
Wisztt679/
Woidte678/
Hweitt677/
Weithz677/
Weijst676/
Wjt675/
Waicht674/
Whicht674/
Weiszt674/
Weiths673/
Whuitt673/
Wwhite672/
Wheist672/
Whoite672/
Whuite672/
Woicht672/
Whaitz672/
Waggit671/
Hwhite671/
Vwhite671/
Whithd671/
Whiedt671/
Whiett671/
Weitte671/
Waittz671/
Weittz671/
Hweitz671/
Whijte671/
Witowa671/
Weidtz671/
Whuitz671/
Wwaite670/
Wheite670/
Weisst670/
Wheith670/
Weidth670/
Whihte670/
Weistt670/
Whists670/

Wit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wit in the Arabic language
فيتfyt-

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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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