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

Wits is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wits? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 870,423rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This surname is primarily found 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 widespread first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname Wits is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands Wits is most common in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, Gelderland, where 21 percent reside and Utrecht, where 17 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Wits is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wits surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wits surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political 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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  • 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 Wits
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