Wittemberg Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wittemberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittemberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France451:1,476,060142,161
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wittemberg (43) may also be a first name.

Wittemberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittemberg is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittemberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wittemberg is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wittemberg reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 43 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,476,060. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 58 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent live and Brittany, where 2 percent live. Not including France it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 33 percent live and Cuba, where 5 percent live.

Wittemberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wittemberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wittemberg
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