Witlow Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Witlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Witlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witlow is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Witlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Witlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witlow is the 2,333,370th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Witlow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Witlow live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Witlow is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 59 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live and Northern Cape, where 21 percent live. Outside of South Africa Witlow occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Witlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witlow surname grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witlow are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witlow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.67% less than the national average, earning R 176,628 per year and in United States they earn 33.82% less than the national average, earning $28,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitlow9212,121/
Witlouw9256/
Withlow9230/
Wittlow921/
Weitlow920/
Wilow9131/
Waidtlow8651/
Whitlowe8641/
Whittlow864/
Whitlows864/
Whitlouw863/
Whitllow862/
Whitleow861/
Waitelow861/
Weilow8316/
Whilow837/
Wilhow836/
Wiliow834/
Wihlow832/
Wetlow832/
Wilows831/
Wilowa831/
Wailow830/
Whitlaw77254/
Weislow7765/
Westlow7716/
Wethlow7715/
Whetlow7711/
Withlaw774/
Vietlow773/
Wisloow773/
Whillow771/
Baitlow770/
Waislow770/
Whislow770/
Witloft770/
Wilaw7332/
Wilof734/
Welow732/
Vilow731/
Wicillow711/
Whittlaw710/
Vitlov67287/
Wehlow6781/
Wilhof6716/
Vilowa679/
Bitlov676/
Weilov675/
Bijlow675/
Biloow674/
Wyslow674/
Wiloff673/
Weylow672/
Wielaw671/
Weelow671/
Bihlow670/

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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 Witlow
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