Witthoft Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

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

Witthoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witthoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:971,74072,180
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Witthöft (993) are calculated separately.

Witthoft Last Name Facts

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

Witthoft is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Witthöft. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Witthoft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 507,898th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Witthoft live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 971,740. In The United States Witthoft is most numerous in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, Iowa, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Witthoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witthoft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witthoft surname rose 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witthoft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witthoft are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witthoft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.87% more than the national average, earning R 408,420 per year and in United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,763 USD per year.

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