Witsenburg Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Witsenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witsenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Witsenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witsenburg is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witsenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Witsenburg live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, Utrecht, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Witsenburg exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Witsenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witsenburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witsenburg surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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