Witang Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Witang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Witang (42) may also be a first name.
Witang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Witang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Witang.
How Common Is The Last Name Witang? popularity and diffusion
Witang is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Witang reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
The last name Witang is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Witang is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 93 percent are found and North Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weitang | 92 | 30 | / |
| Waitang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Whitang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waithang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Witangue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waittang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weitgang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bitang | 83 | 3,600 | / |
| Witong | 83 | 270 | / |
| Wetang | 83 | 154 | / |
| Wutang | 83 | 35 | / |
| Vitang | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wistasäng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wittong | 77 | 75 | / |
| Withong | 77 | 73 | / |
| Baitang | 77 | 33 | / |
| Waitong | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wettang | 77 | 17 | / |
| Weitong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bittang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Boitang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bihtang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bithang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Huitang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weatang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Witeing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Withank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vietang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuitong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whiteing | 71 | 373 | / |
| Waithong | 71 | 53 | / |
| Vitangue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baiteang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitanck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viethang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vitasing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hweetang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetteang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witthasingh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bitong | 67 | 2,397 | / |
| Betang | 67 | 272 | / |
| Wutong | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vitanc | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vetang | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wetong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bitanc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Witanková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whiteings | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vutang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vitong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Witang
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