Wittenfeld Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wittenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wittenfeld is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittenfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wittenfeld is the 2,020,555th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Wittenfeld is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wittenfeld live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wittenfeld is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Wittenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wittenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wittenfeld last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Wittenfeld earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wittenfeld
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