Witteman Surname

209,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Witteman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witteman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3331:12,6691,830
United States4411:821,90263,073
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Witteman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witteman is most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witteman? popularity and diffusion

Witteman is the 209,351st most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,691,766 people. The surname Witteman occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Witteman live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 12,669. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 44 percent live, North Holland, where 32 percent live and Utrecht, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Witteman is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Witteman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witteman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witteman last name grew 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witteman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witteman surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Witteman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $53,752 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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