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
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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
| 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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