Witsey Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Witsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Witsey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witsey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Witsey live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Witsey is most common in England, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England Witsey is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 48 percent are found, West Midlands, where 31 percent are found and Kent, where 21 percent are found. Beside England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Witsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witsey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Witsey surname grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitsey92401/
Wittsey921/
Witse917/
Witsy910/
Witschey86142/
Whitshey861/
Whittsey861/
Witsoe83162/
Waitse8328/
Witsøe8313/
Whitsy838/
Wietse832/
Whitse831/
Wetsey831/
Witseu831/
Bitsey830/
Wittse830/
Witzey830/
Witset830/
Whitsed77474/
Witchey77470/
Witschy7751/
Witsche7741/
Whitset7715/
Waitser773/
Witsett772/
Witsher772/
Whitsoe772/
Withcey771/
Whitcey771/
Whetsey771/
Waitshe771/
Witshea770/
Wittsie770/
Witshoe770/
Wittser770/
Waitesy770/
Weitzey770/
Wietsie770/
Whitsie770/
Witshee770/
Whidsey770/
Witshie770/
Witsger770/
Vitse731,375/
Bitse7390/
Bitsy7368/
Witze7348/
Wetse7345/
Wizey7330/
Wetsy7321/
Wizsy7315/
Witsa735/
Witsi733/
Wytse732/
Wicey731/
Widse731/
Wisce731/
Wiezy730/
Witge730/
Witscher71267/
Witzsche71164/
Witschge7192/
Wittsche7142/
Woitsche7133/
Witschie7128/
Whitseit714/
Whittset714/
Weitsche713/
Witcschy711/
Withsett711/
Whitchey711/
Whitsetp711/
Weitsett711/
Wietsche711/
Whitseth710/
Wheetsey710/
Wittsett710/
Whitsuie710/
Weitze67685/
Wizeye67599/
Baitse67408/
Wittje67275/
Witzøe67149/
Wetshe67142/
Bitsie67124/
Witges67119/
Boitse67112/
Waitsa6796/
Wittge6789/
Wizeyi6786/
Wetser6779/
Woitge6747/
Witshi6742/
Waitze6739/
Vetsey6730/
Witzie6720/
Wichey6714/
Whittsett6712/
Wetshy6712/
Wizeya6712/
Witche6711/
Wetsie6710/
Witchy679/
Witzoe677/
Betsey675/
Vitsep675/
Waitsi675/
Bitsay674/
Witsat674/
Vitser673/
Wizeyo673/
Wutshe673/
Whitge672/
Wetsei672/
Whetse672/
Witsas672/
Witsia672/
Wedsey672/
Whitzy671/
Witsci671/
Wistscher671/
Wietze671/
Whitseatt671/
Vitsay671/
Uetsey671/
Vitsie671/
Uitsed671/
Weetse671/
Witsah671/
Witsha671/
Wittscher671/
Bitshe671/
Waicey671/
Widser671/
Witzhe671/
Widcey670/
Weitscher670/
Whitseitt670/
Widsed670/
Witzee670/
Wittce670/
Witziy670/
Whitze670/
Bitzey670/
Witzed670/

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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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  • 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 Witsey
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