Witthames Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Witthames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witthames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Witthames Last Name Facts

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

Witthames is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witthames? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Witthames is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Witthames reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Witthames is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Witthames is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 50 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 42 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England Witthames exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Witthames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witthames has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Witthames last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witthames Last Name Statistics demography

Witthames earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitthames951/
Whithame822/
Witame803/
Withammer784/
Bittame753/
Waitame752/
Witamer752/
Wittome752/
Withami751/
Withhammer740/
Whittome71422/
Withamma7138/
Bitamesh711/
Wethamer710/
Whithome710/
Witama67366/
Wetthamma67130/
Vitame6748/
Witami6737/
Bitame6718/
Wethammer6712/
Witamy671/
Witome671/
Whihttome671/

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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 Witthames
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