Witteveen Surname

92,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Witteveen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witteveen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,1191:4,100395
United States3981:910,70168,500
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Australia991:272,68424,601
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Belgium461:249,92730,800
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France101:6,642,272293,169
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Witteveen Last Name Facts

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

Witteveen is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witteveen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witteveen is the 92,602nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,412,589 people. Witteveen occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Witteveen reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Witteveen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,119 people, or 1 in 4,100. In The Netherlands Witteveen is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 20 percent live, Friesland, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Witteveen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witteveen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witteveen surname increased 1,206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witteveen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witteveen are 35.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Witteveen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning 266,354 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.19% more than the national average, earning R 383,040 per year; in United States they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $53,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitteveen952/
Witteven941/
Witteveem894/
Wittevenn891/
Whiteveen891/
Vutteveen781/
Witthaven781/
Westeveen781/
Uithoven59268/
Betiven501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witteveen
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