Witt Surname

5,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Witt Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wit(t)a-Wise Man, Councillor [Old English wita, sage, &c.] A Witta was an early descendant of Woden and ancestor of the Kentish kings.

Witta weóld Swœfum (Witta ruled the Swæfs, i.e. Swabians).— Wídsið (The Traveller), l.

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Witt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,0581:8,227975
Germany40,9401:1,966168
Brazil2,9101:73,5652,746
England2,2181:25,1213,450
Poland2,1701:17,5162,593
Australia1,5461:17,4622,451
Canada1,5161:24,3043,304
Denmark9801:5,760532
Sweden2891:34,0722,779
Argentina2331:183,44815,343
Netherlands2131:79,28313,351
France2001:332,11450,174
Austria1941:43,8947,032
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Ecuador1561:101,9616,232
Colombia1341:356,5236,132
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Switzerland1151:71,4178,505
Chile1041:169,3895,602
Thailand931:759,552124,340
Israel821:104,36111,903
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
Wales761:40,7183,964
Spain691:677,56630,057
Norway571:90,21612,446
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Finland121:458,05828,977
Namibia121:200,7839,838
Qatar121:196,50026,891
China101:136,732,1577,199
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Croatia61:704,76744,411
India61:127,844,230863,365
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Turks and Caicos Islands61:5,722548
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1611:20,9952,967
Wales281:56,0152,800
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6771:8,8461,131

Witt (520) may also be a first name.

Witt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wit(t)a-Wise Man, Councillor [Old English wita, sage, &c.] A Witta was an early descendant of Woden and ancestor of the Kentish kings.

Witta weóld Swœfum (Witta ruled the Swæfs, i.e. Swabians).— Wídsið (The Traveller), l. 45.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch, German) The light-haired or light-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

White, from complexion. Alwin Albus, otherwise Wit, occurs in Domesday, as also do Uuit and Uuite. Anglo-Saxon limit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Domesday Wit, Unit, Uite. The same as White.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Witt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Witts are at present well represented in the district of Fordingbridge. De Witt was an Oxfordshire name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Witt Last Name Facts

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

Witt (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺖ) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Witt.

How Common Is The Last Name Witt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Witt is the 5,697th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 73,417 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Witt reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 370,386th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 520 people.

The last name Witt is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 44,058 people, or 1 in 8,227. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Witt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witt last name expanded 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 575 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Witt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Witt last name are 18.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.96% more than the national average, earning 404,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.04% more than the national average, earning R 451,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning $17,893,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $43,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witte8953,620/
Whitt8922,262/
Waitt891,088/
Woitt89151/
Wiott8932/
Weitt8923/
Hwitt8919/
Witth897/
Wiett892/
Witht891/
Wihtt891/
Wuitt891/
Wittt891/
Wit865,972/
Woitte80168/
Whitte80143/
Waitte8092/
Waitts8049/
Wisztt809/
Hweitt807/
Whuitt803/
Whiett801/
Weitte801/
Waittz801/
Weittz801/
Weistt800/
With759,393/
Wait759,216/
Vitt754,746/
Weit751,052/
Whit751,022/
Wite75732/
Bitt75645/
Wett75561/
Woit75388/
Wiet75306/
Widt75137/
Wijt7541/
Wißt7528/
Wytt7512/
Uitt754/
Hwit754/
Wiht753/
Wuit753/
Wizt751/
Vwit751/
Witd751/
Wjtt751/
Waggitt73157/
Wittová7331/
Whaitte7317/
H'Weitt731/
Waaitte731/
Wittova731/
Whaitts731/
Waitthe731/
Whistte730/
White671,176,396/
Waite6752,355/
Vitte672,428/
Huitt672,144/
Weith671,269/
Weidt671,008/
Woite671,002/
Wette67820/
Hwait67760/
Wieth67656/
Withe67587/
Wuite67447/
Waith67405/
Wisth67383/
Woidt67382/
Whait67354/
Woith67268/
Weite67246/
Wijte67177/
Wijts67176/
Wiszt67136/
Viott67111/
Uitts6798/
Wiedt6795/
Width6795/
Wisst6795/
Wihte6756/
Buitt6753/
Boitt6748/
Hvitt6747/
Baitt6734/
D'Wit6732/
Waytt6730/
Wetts6729/
Vitth6724/
Wätte6723/
Woytt6723/
Bitht6721/
Voitt6716/
Whiet6715/
Weijt6715/
Beitt6714/
Viett6713/
Wizst6712/
Uitte6711/
Whytt6710/
Whith6710/
Whett6710/
Waidt676/
Whidt675/
Veitt674/
Wheit674/
Woits673/
Whoit672/
Hwite672/
Hwett672/
Waiht672/
Weatt671/
Weett671/
Waizt671/
Wytte671/
Wioth671/
Whitd671/
Whitp671/
Wetth671/
Weizt671/
Vaitt671/
Weiht671/
Hwist671/
Vistt671/
Wijdt671/
Wehtt671/
Wuith671/
Wydtt671/
Wättz671/
Hweit671/
Vuitt671/
Wuist670/
Wists670/
Whiot670/
Wystt670/
Widte670/
Weutt670/

Witt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Witt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﺖwyt-

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Witt Reference & Research

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