Witness Surname

161,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Witness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
Zimbabwe2531:61,0219,206
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Botswana441:49,7039,263
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Witness (79,236) may also be a first name.

Witness Last Name Facts

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

Witness (Arabic: يتنيس) is most common in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witness? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witness is the 161,068th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,694,102 people. The surname Witness is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Witness live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Witness is also the 12,472nd most widely held first name globally, held by 79,236 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Witness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witness has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witness Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Witness earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning R 179,232 per year and in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Withness935/
Wittness932/
Witnesst931/
Witnesse931/
Whitness930/
Witnes92148/
Wistnes866/
Vitness861/
Waitnes861/
Whitnes860/
Westness8043/
Whitnies8016/
Whitnest800/
Beitness800/
Bitnes7753/
Witnis7710/
Vitnes772/
Vistnes71356/
Witnish71106/
Westnes7194/
Bidtnes7181/
Beitnes7169/
Vitnesh711/
Whitnex711/
Withnise671/
Weitnecht630/
Whitnecht630/
Vetnes6237/
Vitnis621/
Weithnecht590/
Vestnes57256/
Vittnäs575/
Bittnis571/
Vuittenez50227/

Witness Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Witness in the Arabic language
يتنيسytnys-

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Footnotes

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