Wittes Surname

302,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wittes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9901:54,7256,952
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Wittes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittes is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 302,272nd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,802,186 people. Wittes is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Wittes are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 54,725. In South Africa Wittes is mostly found in: Free State, where 47 percent are found, North West, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Wittes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wittes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittes last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wittes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.42% less than the national average, earning R 94,056 per year and in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittges9264/
Whittes924/
Wittest924/
Witties921/
Wittets920/
Wites91373/
Wittesch8621/
Whitties869/
Whitteds861/
Wittetts860/
Waites837,369/
Whites83897/
Weites83239/
Bittes83182/
Witges83119/
Wettes8375/
Vittes8367/
Woites8352/
Wities8318/
Wittis8310/
Withes837/
Wittex834/
Witeus833/
Uittes832/
Wietes831/
Wittez831/
Whaites77417/
Whiteis77417/
Wieties7793/
Whitest7792/
Wittish7753/
Whiteus7751/
Vittese7744/
Veittes7735/
Whities7725/
Wettges7720/
Whittis7717/
Wettese7710/
Wetteus774/
Waithes773/
Viettes773/
Whitese772/
Whitess772/
Waistes771/
Witheis771/
Baittes771/
White's771/
Woittez771/
Whiteys770/
Whiteas770/
Whitees770/
Waitees770/
Whittys770/
Weithes770/
Wistest770/
Whettes770/
Wittech770/
Bites73405/
Vites73382/
Wetes7373/
Witis7355/
Witez7319/
Witeś736/
Witex735/
Wytes731/
Witec731/
Whiteash7172/
Woittiez7154/
Wettestø714/
Whittish713/
Whitedds712/
Waithesh712/
Whitthis711/
Weitheis711/
Wittisch711/
Whiteish710/
Whittech710/
Whittise710/
Whitis671,641/
Bettes671,319/
Beites67717/
Boites67687/
Wythes67471/
Veites67148/
Bittis67105/
Vaites6796/
Waytes6781/
Baites6780/
Voites6780/
Vettes6743/
Vittis6742/
Wittische6741/
Vietes6740/
Wetese6720/
Wittic6719/
Whytes6719/
Wietis6719/
Witech6712/
Buites677/
Vithes677/
Wettis675/
Vitesh674/
Viztes674/
Whitez674/
Bitess674/
Bitesh673/
Huites673/
Vitess673/
Vitese673/
Withec672/
Waitis672/
Weitesová672/
Whitej672/
Wuetes672/
Whitex672/
Waitez671/
Bithes671/
Bittez671/
Wojtes671/
Whitec671/
Whiteeyse671/
Whiteheds671/
Weitez671/
Viotes671/
Vitets671/
Wittiz671/
Witish670/
Woitys670/
Weates670/

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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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  • 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 Wittes
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