Wittenstein Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Wittenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2951:272,90028,854
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Israel471:182,07718,133
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wittenstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittenstein occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittenstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 522,545th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Wittenstein reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany Wittenstein occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Wittenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wittenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittenstein surname rose 12,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wittenstein are 27.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.49% registered with the party.

Wittenstein earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.73% more than the national average, earning $60,293 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
  • 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 Wittenstein
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