Wites Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wites Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2881:131,97519,285
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Witeś (6) are calculated separately.

Wites (22) may also be a first name.

Wites Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wites is found most in Poland. It may be found in the variant forms: Witeś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wites? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 764,765th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wites live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Wites is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name Wites is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 131,975. Beside Poland this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Wites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wites has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wites Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wites surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Wites earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.63% more than the national average, earning R 338,940 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witeś936/
Waites917,369/
Wittes911,256/
Whites91897/
Weites91239/
Witges91119/
Woites9152/
Wities9118/
Withes917/
Witeus913/
Wietes911/
Whaites83417/
Whiteis83417/
Wieties8393/
Whitest8392/
Wittges8364/
Whiteus8351/
Whities8325/
Whittes834/
Wittest834/
Waithes833/
Whitese832/
Whitess832/
Waistes831/
Witheis831/
Witties831/
White's831/
Whiteys830/
Wittets830/
Whiteas830/
Whitees830/
Waitees830/
Weithes830/
Wistest830/
Bites80405/
Vites80382/
Wetes8073/
Witis8055/
Witez8019/
Witex805/
Wytes801/
Witec801/
Whiteash7772/
Wittesch7721/
Whitties779/
Whitedds772/
Waithesh772/
Whiteast771/
Whitteds771/
Weitheis771/
Whiteish770/
Wittetts770/
Whitis731,641/
Beites73717/
Boites73687/
Wythes73471/
Bittes73182/
Veites73148/
Vaites7396/
Waytes7381/
Baites7380/
Voites7380/
Wettes7375/
Vittes7367/
Vietes7340/
Wetese7320/
Whytes7319/
Wietis7319/
Witech7312/
Wittis7310/
Buites737/
Vithes737/
Vitesh734/
Viztes734/
Whitez734/
Wittex734/
Bitess734/
Bitesh733/
Huites733/
Vitess733/
Vitese733/
Uittes732/
Withec732/
Waitis732/
Whitej732/
Wuetes732/
Whitex732/
Waitez731/
Bithes731/
Wojtes731/
Whitec731/
Weitez731/
Viotes731/
Vitets731/
Wittez731/
Witish730/
Woitys730/
Weates730/
Weitesová712/
Whiteeyse711/
Whiteheds711/
Vieytes671,744/
Weteshe67481/
Whitish67272/
Wittish6753/
Woitiez6746/
Withuis6746/
Vittese6744/
Woitech6738/
Veittes6735/
Whitice6724/
Wettges6720/
Whittis6717/
Vitesse6712/
Wettese6710/
Wetteus674/
Wistech674/
Weathes673/
Waitish673/
Viettes673/
Westest672/
Voitehs672/
Witiche671/
Wieterz671/
Whitedc671/
Whyteus671/
Whethes671/
Vieties671/
Wieytez671/
Baittes671/
Wetesse671/
Wethese671/
Woittez671/
Wojties671/
Waitiss671/
Withech671/
Wheates670/
Westesp670/
Weateas670/
Witherz670/
Whittys670/
Wetheus670/
Waiteix670/
Whiteec670/
Whettes670/
Wittech670/

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