Witten Surname

80,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Witten Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Witton (homestead by a village, or wood), the name of many places in England.

Witten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7801:95,88910,731
Germany6381:126,18415,410
South Africa4551:119,07214,155
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
England2451:227,42118,997
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada1461:252,36723,920
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Israel161:534,85239,210
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:81,7898,584

Witten (54) may also be a first name.

Witten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Witton (homestead by a village, or wood), the name of many places in England.

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

Witten Last Name Facts

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

Witten (Arabic: يتين) is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Witten is the 80,805th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,210,154 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Witten reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Witten is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 54 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,780 people, or 1 in 95,889. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Kentucky, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Witten occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Witten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witten surname grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Witten surname are 17.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Witten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.04% more than the national average, earning R 518,136 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $58,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitten9223,751/
Wijtten9270/
Weitten9257/
Wuitten922/
Waitten921/
Witthen920/
Witen9167/
Wittn911/
Vwhitten861/
Whitteng861/
D'Witten861/
Whittien860/
Whiten831,946/
Weiten83682/
Wetten83491/
Wieten83405/
Bitten83392/
Vitten83174/
Wijten83165/
Withen83115/
Wittin8348/
Woiten8320/
Wittem839/
Waiten837/
Whittn833/
Wittne831/
Wittng831/
Wuiten830/
Witn802/
Whetten77655/
Whittem77166/
Wittink77125/
Whittin7743/
Uittien7743/
Weisten7742/
Wuijten7717/
Weijten7716/
Woittin7712/
Whiteen773/
Whiteng773/
Whitend771/
Whittne771/
Wetteen771/
Whidten771/
Whittng771/
Wichten771/
Weituen771/
Weitien771/
Whithen770/
Weatten770/
Whitent770/
Whitien770/
Withoen770/
Withenn770/
Wietien770/
Biten731,945/
Witne73623/
Witin73519/
Weten73115/
Viten7392/
Wyten7365/
Witem7315/
Witén737/
Bittn731/
Whitn731/
Wuten731/
Witeń731/
Weitting7134/
Weisteen7115/
Witththn711/
Witehene711/
Wittinck711/
Witthihn711/
Wheatten710/
Whitehen710/
Whittion710/
Vieten672,979/
Betten672,640/
Boiten67714/
Vetten67703/
Buiten67476/
Beiten67207/
Wettin67168/
Weyten67160/
Whitin6790/
Wheten6788/
Within6761/
Waitem6755/
Vithen6746/
Wuyten6740/
Vitien6731/
Baiten6725/
Bittin6722/
Visten6720/
Weuten6719/
Waitin6717/
Wistyn6714/
Vittin6713/
Wistén6713/
Biteen6711/
Whitng679/
Whitne679/
Uittin678/
Huiten677/
Wojten677/
Weitin676/
Whitem675/
Whyten675/
Vittem674/
Veiten674/
Woyten674/
Weeten673/
Wajten672/
Whitehend672/
Whettn672/
Wuthen672/
Wietin671/
Weaten671/
Wehten671/
Whiteheng671/
Wejten671/
Voiten671/
Vaiten671/
Whistn671/
Whittingh671/
Weitén671/
Wettén671/
Weteen671/
Wettem671/
Wethen670/
Whuten670/
Weistting670/
Wittneher670/

Witten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Witten in the Arabic language
يتينytyn-
فيتنfytn-

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Witten Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witten
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