Witnis Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Witnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Witnis Last Name Facts

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

Witnis occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witnis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Witnis is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Witnis reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa Witnis is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live.

Witnis Last Name Statistics demography

Witnis earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.1% less than the national average, earning R 199,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witnish92106/
Whitnies8616/
Withnise861/
Witnes83148/
Vitnis831/
Witness772,705/
Wistnes776/
Bittnis771/
Waitnes771/
Whitnes770/
Withness715/
Wittness712/
Witnesse711/
Witnesst711/
Whitness710/
Whitnest710/
Bitnes6753/
Vitnes672/
Wetnic671/
Vistnes62356/
Westnes6294/
Bidtnes6281/
Beitnes6269/
Vittnäs625/
Vytenis624/
Vitness621/
Betnais621/
Beitniz621/
Vitnesh621/
Whitnex621/
Viettiennis591/
Westness5743/
Wetnidch571/
Westnich570/
Beitness570/
Weitnecht530/
Whitnecht530/
Vetnes5037/
Vetnic505/
Weithnecht500/

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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 Witnis
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