Witjes Surname

244,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Witjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3841:12,2021,734
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada411:898,67368,969
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Witjes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witjes is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Witjes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witjes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Witjes is the 244,900th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,481,886 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Witjes are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Witjes is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 12,202. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 57 percent are found, North Brabant, where 9 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Witjes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witjes are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Witjes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,422 per year; in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wietjes9284/
Weitjes9230/
Wittjes922/
Wijes911/
Witges83119/
Wities8318/
Wijesh831/
Wetjes831/
Wieties7793/
Wijtzes7782/
Wietses7764/
Wietzes7764/
Wittges7764/
Buitjes7746/
Bijtjes7735/
Whities7725/
Witzeus771/
Weetjes771/
Witties771/
Weitzes770/
Wises73121/
Wiges7342/
Vijes7318/
Wizes734/
Whitties719/
Baitjies712/
Beitjies711/
Baaitjes711/
Vijesh67402/
Baaitjies67376/
Betjes67222/
Bitzes67107/
Wytzes6772/
Wigges6713/
Wisest675/
Wieses675/
Wuices673/
Vijees673/
Whiteheas671/
Waiges671/
Wizges671/
Wisees671/
Whiteeyse671/
Weises671/
Vitces671/
Widges671/
Wejese671/
Waises671/
Vaijes671/
Wizhes670/
Weiges670/
Whitehist670/
Whitehais670/

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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 Witjes
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