Wittenhaus Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wittenhaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wittenhaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wittenhaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wittenhaus occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wittenhaus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Wittenhaus is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wittenhaus live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Wittenhaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wittenhaus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wettenhaus | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wittenhous | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wittenau | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wittenhouse | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whistenhaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wittenius | 84 | 25 | / |
| Wittenaue | 84 | 1 | / |
| Witenas | 82 | 30 | / |
| Beitenhaus | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bettenhaus | 80 | 9 | / |
| Veitenhaus | 80 | 9 | / |
| Westenhaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woitenas | 78 | 34 | / |
| Witenius | 78 | 3 | / |
| Whistenhaut | 76 | 1 | / |
| Buittenhuis | 76 | 1 | / |
| Whitenhouse | 76 | 0 | / |
| Westenhause | 76 | 0 | / |
| Withenius | 74 | 8 | / |
| Wistenius | 74 | 6 | / |
| Wetenhous | 74 | 0 | / |
| Whitenaux | 74 | 0 | / |
| Witenhatz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Woitena | 71 | 177 | / |
| Vitenas | 71 | 42 | / |
| Wytenus | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bitenas | 71 | 21 | / |
| Waitena | 71 | 5 | / |
| Witenou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vitenus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witenai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buitenhuis | 70 | 3,984 | / |
| Uittenhout | 70 | 123 | / |
| Buitenhuys | 70 | 40 | / |
| Whitenhead | 70 | 2 | / |
| Whistenhut | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bettenhous | 70 | 0 | / |
| Buijtenhuis | 67 | 130 | / |
| Woitinas | 67 | 53 | / |
| Westenhouse | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waitinas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vitenius | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wetenius | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaitenas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whittina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitenad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitenue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Biteneau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wittenhaus
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