Witjens Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Witjens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 91 | 1:185,573 | 26,340 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Witjens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witjens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Witjens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witjens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Witjens is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Witjens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Witjens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 185,573. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 66 percent reside, Utrecht, where 15 percent reside and Overijssel, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weitjens | 93 | 82 | / |
| Wijens | 92 | 0 | / |
| Weijtjens | 88 | 47 | / |
| Witzens | 86 | 63 | / |
| Weijens | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wetjens | 86 | 50 | / |
| Uitjens | 86 | 26 | / |
| Witgens | 86 | 19 | / |
| Weytjens | 80 | 574 | / |
| Wittgens | 80 | 177 | / |
| Weetjens | 80 | 75 | / |
| Wuytjens | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wejtjens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whitsens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Witchens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wigens | 77 | 92 | / |
| Uijens | 77 | 56 | / |
| Weijns | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wicens | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wijenz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wizens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wiggens | 71 | 192 | / |
| Vetjens | 71 | 53 | / |
| Huijens | 71 | 34 | / |
| Weigens | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wißgens | 71 | 6 | / |
| Widgens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wisgens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witgins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiesens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Widzens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weyjens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vestjens | 67 | 585 | / |
| Bitchens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wissgens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiggenss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vietzens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisense | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiggiens | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Witjens
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