Wits Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Belgium771:149,30720,954
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
France51:13,284,544357,392
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wits (16) may also be a first name.

Wits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wits is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wits? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wits is the 870,423rd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wits live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wits is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 28 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and Utrecht, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Wits is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Wits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wits has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wits last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wits last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Wits earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.53% less than the national average, earning $35,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waits897,953/
Witts893,744/
Weits89312/
Wijts89176/
Witsø89117/
Wiets8985/
Wuits8948/
Whits8919/
Withs8913/
Witse897/
Woits893/
Witzs891/
Wists890/
Waites807,369/
Witsch801,188/
Weitsz80569/
Weijts80412/
Weites80239/
Wuijts80226/
Whaits8098/
Woites8052/
Waitts8049/
Waitse8028/
Whitts8015/
Witsøe8013/
Witchs805/
Weiths803/
Weitzs802/
Witsci801/
Witstt801/
Wittst801/
Whitse801/
Whiths800/
Wittse800/
Whiets800/
Wietzs800/
Whists800/
Witz753,864/
Bits751,769/
Vits751,238/
Wets75546/
Wyts75200/
Uits7514/
Wics757/
Witc753/
Wids751/
Whaites73417/
Woitsch73163/
Weitsch73124/
Witzsch7315/
Wietsch737/
Waithes733/
Wittsch731/
Waitshe731/
Wuitsch731/
Whaitts731/
Weithes730/
Weitz6712,598/
Wuyts677,161/
Viets672,226/
Waitz671,852/
Vitse671,375/
Weets67938/
Weyts67782/
Veits67535/
Bitts67329/
Vidts67316/
Voits67248/
Weuts67218/
Wietz67172/
Witzsche67164/
Baits67162/
Huits67162/
Hwitz67119/
Wayts67109/
Uitts6798/
Wuitz6797/
Boits6782/
Vaits6765/
Vitsø6749/
Wetse6745/
Wittsche6742/
Witch6737/
Weids6737/
Woitsche6733/
Witzø6731/
Wetts6729/
Wichs6725/
Weths6720/
Vitts6719/
Váits6717/
Witcz6715/
Wojts6714/
Vuits6714/
Weitzsch6713/
Wetås6712/
Biths6711/
Whitz6710/
Whitc679/
Wests677/
Widås676/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Wittz674/
Woitz674/
Waics673/
Weitsche673/
Waitc672/
Beits672/
Weizs672/
Wetsh672/
Bitsh672/
Waitx672/
Waids672/
Waithesh672/
Wytse672/
Buits671/
Witrz671/
Wytes671/
Wieds671/
Whitx671/
Wicss671/
Widse671/
Whets671/
Vitsh671/
Bitsz671/
Wwics671/
Wetss671/
Vists670/
Wyths670/

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