Witaker Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Witaker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Witaker (12) may also be a first name.

Witaker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witaker occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witaker? popularity and diffusion

Witaker is the 1,511,557th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Witaker reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States Witaker is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Witaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witaker last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witaker are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Witaker earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning $36,078 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Witaker
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