Wittgens Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1391:579,17647,094
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wittgens Last Name Facts

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

Wittgens is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittgens? popularity and diffusion

Wittgens is the 1,286,243rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wittgens live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wittgens is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 579,176. In Germany Wittgens is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside, Hamburg, where 8 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Wittgens Last Name Statistics demography

Wittgens earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witgens9319/
Wigens8692/
Wiggens80192/
Witjens80102/
Witzens8063/
Weigens8010/
Wißgens806/
Widgens805/
Wisgens801/
Withens801/
Witgins801/
Bettgens7587/
Weitjens7582/
Büttgens7534/
Wissgens751/
Wiethens751/
Wiggenss751/
Whitsens750/
Witchens750/
Wiggiens750/
Weijtjens7147/
Wigins7122/
Wicens7122/
Vigens714/
Wegens713/
Bigens712/
Witaicens711/
Wygens711/
Wijens710/
Wizens710/
Wiggins6779,898/
Huigens67347/
Weijens6755/
Wetjens6750/
Widgins6742/
Biggens6738/
Weegens6736/
Uitjens6726/
Bütgens676/
Weggens672/
Vigensø672/
Vigensh671/
Widzens671/
Wiesens671/
Withins671/
Weigenz671/
Weigins670/
Wethens670/
Baigens670/

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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 Wittgens
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