Witsø Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Witsø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witsø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1161:44,3306,343
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Wits (311) are calculated separately.

Witsø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witsø is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Wits. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Witsø? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Witsø reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 44,330. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 41 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 35 percent reside and Western Norway, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Norway it exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Witsø Last Name Statistics demography

Witsø earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning 335,795 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wits96311/
Witsøe9113/
Waits807,953/
Witts803,744/
Weits80312/
Wijts80176/
Wiets8085/
Vitsø8049/
Wuits8048/
Witzø8031/
Whits8019/
Withs8013/
Witse807/
Woits803/
Witzs801/
Wists800/
Waites737,369/
Witsch731,188/
Weitsz73569/
Weijts73412/
Weites73239/
Wuijts73226/
Witzøe73149/
Whaits7398/
Woites7352/
Waitts7349/
Waitse7328/
Whitts7315/
Witchs735/
Widtzø733/
Weiths733/
Weitzs732/
Witsci731/
Witstt731/
Wittst731/
Whitse731/
Whists730/
Wietzs730/
Whiets730/
Wittse730/
Whiths730/
Witz673,864/
Bits671,769/
Vits671,238/
Wets67546/
Whaites67417/
Wyts67200/
Woitsch67163/
Weitsch67124/
Witzsch6715/
Uits6714/
Wietsch677/
Wics677/
Witc673/
Waithes673/
Wids671/
Wittsch671/
Whaitts671/
Wuitsch671/
Waitshe671/
Wettsjø671/
Weithes670/

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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 Witsø
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