Witek Surname

27,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Witek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Witek, a pet form of Witosz or Witold (with rule).

Witek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland16,1581:2,352210
United States1,9811:182,96818,255
Germany2781:289,58830,053
Austria2141:39,7926,389
France1811:366,97654,730
England1601:348,23825,208
Canada661:558,26746,632
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Hungary381:258,32320,391
Australia371:729,61448,196
Norway331:155,82719,235
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Witek Last Name Facts

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

Witek has its highest incidence in Poland. It may be found in the variant forms: Wítek. For other potential spellings of Witek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,735th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 375,821 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Witek reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 59,726th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10,387 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 16,158 people, or 1 in 2,352. Barring Poland Witek exists 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 occurrence of Witek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.21% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wítek934/
Wittek915,656/
Woitek91263/
Witeck91245/
Wietek91226/
Waitek9172/
Witeke914/
Wijtek914/
Whitek914/
Wuitek912/
Wiotek911/
Weitek910/
Witteck83560/
Wieteck8329/
Witecke837/
Weiteck833/
Whiteke832/
Witeeck832/
Whittek831/
Woijtek831/
Waiteck831/
Vitek804,841/
Wityk80447/
Witik8070/
Wytek8062/
Wutek804/
Wetek801/
Witec801/
Whitteck7732/
Witeková773/
Whiteeck771/
Whiteake771/
Whiteick771/
Whitheck771/
Wittecke770/
Whitteak770/
Wojtek731,114/
Vittek73950/
Witike73664/
Woytek73548/
Witick73190/
Waitik73127/
Voitek73124/
Wittik7349/
Viteck7349/
Wijtyk7344/
Vuitek7325/
Wuitik7320/
Wituik7319/
Waytek7312/
Westek736/
Bittek735/
Wittex734/
Whiteq733/
Withec732/
Wíttek732/
Viteke732/
Boitek732/
Baitek731/
Woiteg731/
Viteuk731/
Uiteke731/
Weteke731/
Wajtek731/
Vithek731/
Whitec731/
Withik731/
Witisk730/
Witysk730/
Witteg730/
Witeig730/
Witteková712/
Wittick67376/
Wuthiek67357/
Voitekh67150/
Wayteck6727/
Vitteck6720/
Wehteke6711/
Whitick6710/
Witikhe674/
Withike674/
Whitieg674/
Whittik672/
Witiske671/
Westeke671/
Biteeck671/
Wittiok671/
Wityzke671/
Wojteuk671/
Woyteck671/
Whitedc671/
Westeck671/
Weistik671/
Wietieg670/
Waiteix670/
Whiteec670/
Wheteke670/
Weitick670/
Wittieg670/
Withick670/

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