Wittenburg Surname

176,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3641:59,0227,625
United States9171:395,26634,675
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Wittenburg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittenburg has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittenburg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,164th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wittenburg are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wittenburg is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 59,022. In Germany Wittenburg is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Wittenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wittenburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittenburg last name grew 577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wittenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittenburg surname are 17.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wittenburg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittenburg952,307/
Witenburg952/
Wittenburgg951/
Wittenburgh951/
Whittenburgg911/
Whittenburgh910/
Wittenberg909,244/
Wijtenburg90272/
Wittenborg90197/
Whitenburg90101/
Vittenburg908/
Whittnburg902/
Bittenburg901/
Wuitenburg901/
Wittenbarg901/
Witenburgh900/
Wittenbirg900/
Wettenburg900/
Withenburg900/
Wittemburg900/
Waitenburg900/
Whittenberg861,135/
Weijtenburg8619/
Wittenbergh8617/
Wuijtenburg868/
Whitenburgh866/
Westtenburg863/
Whitenbeurg861/
Whittenborg861/
Whidtenburg861/
Wuittenberg861/
Wittenberrg861/
Whittinburg860/
Whistenburg860/
Witenberg84203/
Wytenburg8456/
Witemburg8441/
Vitenburg847/
Wetenburg840/
Weitenberg80441/
Westenburg80386/
Weisenburg80301/
Wissenburg80205/
Vettenburg80157/
Vittenberg80121/
Wittemberg8092/
Weißenburg8087/
Wuytenburg8052/
Bettenburg8050/
Whitenberg8026/
Wistenberg8020/
Wyttenberg8017/
Weicenburg804/
Waisenburg802/
Vitenburgs802/
Bittenberg801/
Wietenberg801/
Uittenborg801/
Wettenberg800/
Wittinberg800/
Whetenburg800/
Wisienburg800/
Wisenburgh800/
Wuttenberg800/
Withenberg800/
Weinburg78151/
Wittenbergová787/
Wainburg781/
Weanburg780/
Weissenburg7644/
Weisenburgh7620/
Wissenburgh7613/
Wuestenburg769/
Weijsenburg764/
Vittenbergs762/
Vettenburgh761/
Whittinberg760/
Westenburgh760/
Vitenberg74283/
Wisenberg74102/
Witemberg7464/
Weinburgh7423/
Wutenberg7416/
Wesenburg7413/
Wytenberg748/
Wißenberg747/
Bitenberg744/
Weßenburg741/
Vitemburg741/
Wesinburg740/
Vetenburg740/
Weineburg740/
Wainburgh740/
Betenburg740/
Weisenberg70828/
Weißenberg70627/
Bettenberg7048/
Wissenberg7045/
Vitenbergs7044/
Waisenberg7032/
Waicenberg702/
Wittimberg702/
Westinburg701/
Wichenberg701/
Bettemburg701/
Wettinberg700/
Vistenberg700/
Wessenburg700/
Wethenberg700/
Wisenbergh700/
Wisienberg700/
Weysenburg700/
Wehienberg700/
Weinberg6727,988/
Wijnberg671,076/
Wainberg67750/
Weissenberg67605/
Bettembourg67195/
Weynberg6761/
Weichenberg6736/
Waichenberg6724/
Weinborg6717/
Beinburg6715/
Whinberg677/
Wejnberg673/
Weisesnberg671/
Weiszenberg671/
Weihsenberg671/
Wajnburg671/
Whithemberg671/
Waissenberg670/
Weisenbergh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wittenburg
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