Witia Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Witia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Witia (157) may also be a first name.

Witia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witia occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Witia is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Witia live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 157 people.

Witia is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittia916/
Witiaz915/
Weitia913/
Waitia912/
Whitia910/
Whitias830/
Vitia80538/
Bitia80211/
Witya8043/
Witio8034/
Wetia8022/
Witja803/
Uitia802/
Wutia802/
Beitia738,294/
Veitia734,231/
Vitija731,308/
Wytiaz73109/
Witeha73102/
Baitia7377/
Bittia7340/
Vitiaz7318/
Bithia7317/
Vitias7313/
Wytias738/
Boitia735/
Buitia732/
Wittya732/
Wityaz732/
Vietia732/
Vistia731/
Huitia731/
Wetiea731/
Withea731/
Bitiha731/
Béitia731/
Wethia731/
Waytia731/
Waitahaia711/
Whitihead710/
Guhitia6762/
Wieteha6716/
Veitias6712/
Beithia676/
Wutieay674/
Veittia674/
Vitaiya673/
Vitayia673/
Baithia672/
Beittia671/
Bitaiya671/
Bitayia671/
Weiteha671/
Vitijia671/
Vistias671/
Vittias671/
Whittea670/
Whiteea670/

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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 Witia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis