Witten Surname
Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,780 | 1:95,889 | 10,731 |
| Germany | 638 | 1:126,184 | 15,410 |
| South Africa | 455 | 1:119,072 | 14,155 |
| Netherlands | 268 | 1:63,012 | 10,837 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Australia | 244 | 1:110,638 | 12,326 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Denmark | 57 | 1:99,030 | 9,368 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:176,633 | 14,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
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.
Witten Demographics
Average Witten Salary in
United States
$45,339 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Witten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Witten in the Arabic language | ||
| يتين | ytyn | - |
| فيتن | fytn | - |
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Witten Reference & Research
Whitten/Whidden/Witt FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Whitten/Whidden/Witt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witten
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