Wittchen Surname

280,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9261:86,93910,967
Poland2051:185,40925,263
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Canada511:722,46357,796
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Austria151:567,69652,281
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wittchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittchen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittchen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,785th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,300,033 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wittchen live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 926 people, or 1 in 86,939. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 41 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Wittchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittchen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittchen last name rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittchen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wittchen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wittchen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning $33,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,135 CAD per year.

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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 Wittchen
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