Wittek Surname

85,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1811:19,2552,545
Poland4791:79,35012,357
United States4001:906,14768,222
Austria2161:39,4236,339
Hungary781:125,85011,707
Czechia771:138,09721,749
France561:1,186,120124,657
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Norway111:467,48139,375
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Wíttek (2) are calculated separately.

Wittek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittek is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Wíttek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,298th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,288,463 people. The last name Wittek occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wittek reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wittek is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,181 people, or 1 in 19,255. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wittek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittek surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wittek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning 276,185 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $49,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $50,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wíttek942/
Witteck92560/
Whittek921/
Witek9119,391/
Whitteck8632/
Whitteak860/
Wittecke860/
Vittek83950/
Woitek83263/
Witeck83245/
Wietek83226/
Waitek8372/
Wittik8349/
Bittek835/
Whitek834/
Wijtek834/
Wittex834/
Witeke834/
Wuitek832/
Wiotek831/
Witteg830/
Weitek830/
Witteková802/
Wittick77376/
Wieteck7729/
Vitteck7720/
Witecke777/
Weiteck773/
Whittik772/
Whiteke772/
Witeeck772/
Waiteck771/
Woijtek771/
Wittiok771/
Wittieg770/
Vitek734,841/
Wityk73447/
Witik7370/
Wytek7362/
Wítek734/
Wutek734/
Witec731/
Wetek731/
Whittick711,022/
Witticke7141/
Witticks714/
Witeková713/
Whitheck711/
Wittkova711/
Whiteick711/
Whiteeck711/
Whiteake711/
Wittig6722,033/
Wojtek671,114/
Witike67664/
Woytek67548/
Vitteková67350/
Witick67190/
Waitik67127/
Voitek67124/
Viteck6749/
Wijtyk6744/
Vittik6738/
Whitticks6729/
Vittekova6728/
Vuitek6725/
Wuitik6720/
Wituik6719/
Wittic6719/
Vettek6715/
Wyttyk6712/
Waytek6712/
Westek676/
Vitteg674/
Whiteq673/
Víttek673/
Boitek672/
Withec672/
Viteke672/
Weteke671/
Uiteke671/
Wajtek671/
Viteuk671/
Bettek671/
Vithek671/
Baitek671/
Woiteg671/
Withik671/
Whitec671/
Witisk670/
Witysk670/
Witeig670/

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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 Wittek
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