Wittgen Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wittgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wittgen Last Name Facts

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

Wittgen is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittgen? popularity and diffusion

Wittgen is the 660,498th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wittgen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Wittgen is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and Brandenburg, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany Wittgen exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Wittgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittgen last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wittgen are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wittgen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $55,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witgen92179/
Wittjen8646/
Wettgen8641/
Bittgen8622/
Witzgen867/
Wuttgen861/
Wittzen860/
Wittgem860/
Witthen860/
Wigen83971/
Wittchen801,375/
Witthein8014/
Whittene800/
Whittien800/
Wittesen800/
Wiggen77825/
Bitgen77510/
Witsen77137/
Withen77115/
Waigen7781/
Weigen7766/
Wizgen7740/
Widgen7731/
Wisgen7725/
Wetgen7713/
Wutgen777/
Wigend773/
Wigeng770/
Witean770/
Witjen770/
Wittichen7511/
Wiettchen753/
Whittesen750/
Büttgen711,543/
Weigend71509/
Weitzen71223/
Wittine71207/
Witchen71109/
Vietgen7154/
Weitsen7147/
Uittien7143/
Bettgen7132/
Weigent7116/
Bättgen7113/
Wisgien7111/
Westgen716/
Witthem712/
Wettjen712/
Weidgen712/
Waizgen711/
Wietzen711/
Wiggenn711/
Weiggen711/
Whitean711/
Whitjen711/
Whitsen711/
Widgien711/
Wettein711/
Vittsen711/
Widdgen711/
Wietjen711/
Bittgin711/
Bittien711/
Wettene711/
Weitien711/
Witisen711/
Wisthen711/
Whithen710/
Whitien710/
Withenn710/
Wietsen710/
Wietien710/
Vigen67904/
Wisen67391/
Wegen67358/
Wistisen67194/
Wijen67170/
Wizen67150/
Wigin6763/
Bigen6728/
Westtein6717/
Bittiehn6716/
Whittine6714/
Wistesen6713/
Wittheim6711/
Woitchen679/
Witthain677/
Wittchenová675/
Wygen674/
Wigem673/
Witechen673/
Whiteand672/
Wiesn672/
Wititing671/
Withchen671/
Whitthem671/
Westgeen671/
Vittkhen671/
Vittiene671/
Weitchen671/
Whititng671/
Wuittine671/
Witehene671/
Wittchin671/
Wisgiehn671/
Witthihn671/
Witaytem671/
Witichen671/
Weistien670/
Whiteine670/
Whitehen670/
Whittain670/
Whitchen670/
Witsn670/
Wittschn670/

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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 Wittgen
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