Witbooi Surname

21,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Witbooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witbooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa23,3741:2,318290
Namibia1,2951:1,861267
England461:1,211,26256,182
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Witbooi (226) may also be a first name.

Witbooi Last Name Facts

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

Witbooi is most common in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witbooi? popularity and diffusion

Witbooi is the 21,967th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 294,351 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Witbooi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 598,137th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 226 people.

The last name Witbooi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 23,374 people, or 1 in 2,318. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Barring South Africa Witbooi exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Witbooi Last Name Statistics demography

Witbooi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.02% less than the national average, earning R 140,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitbooi933/
Wietbooi931/
Witbooie931/
Wetbooi8651/
Vitbooi864/
Vetbooi71101/
Wijtboer671/
Veetbooi671/
Weijtboer6316/
Wytboer571/
Westboe571/
Weytboer531/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witbooi
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