Wittenberger Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Wittenberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wittenberg (white mountain), in Germany.

Wittenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Austria631:135,16618,435
Hungary531:185,21315,991
Israel181:475,42436,085
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Wittenberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wittenberg (white mountain), in Germany.

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

Wittenberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wittenberger is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittenberger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,965th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Wittenberger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wittenberger are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wittenberger is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Wittenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittenberger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wittenberger last name are 17.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.41% registered to vote for the political party.

Wittenberger earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,121 USD per year.

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