Witek Surname
Approximately 19,391 people bear this surname
Witek Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of Witek, a pet form of Witosz or Witold (with rule).
Witek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 16,158 | 1:2,352 | 210 |
| United States | 1,981 | 1:182,968 | 18,255 |
| Germany | 278 | 1:289,588 | 30,053 |
| Austria | 214 | 1:39,792 | 6,389 |
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| England | 160 | 1:348,238 | 25,208 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Denmark | 57 | 1:99,030 | 9,368 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Wítek (4) are calculated separately.
Witek (10,387) may also be a first name.
Witek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Descendant of Witek, a pet form of Witosz or Witold (with rule).
Witek Demographics
Witek Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Witek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Witek is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Wítek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,735th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 375,821 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Witek are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Witek is also the 59,726th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10,387 people.
It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 16,158 people, or 1 in 2,352. Besides Poland it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Witek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Witek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witek last name expanded 49,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Witek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Witek surname are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Witek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.91% less than the national average, earning 246,041 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $54,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Witek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis