Witthold Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Witthold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witthold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Witthold (4) may also be a first name.

Witthold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witthold is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witthold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Witthold occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Witthold are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Witthold is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 4 people.

The surname Witthold is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Witthold is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live. Outside of Germany Witthold is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittholt88114/
Wiethold8842/
Witold86148/
Witholt8092/
Witheld808/
Wuthold801/
Whitold800/
Wietholt75213/
Withheld751/
Baithold750/
Whittald750/
Westhold750/
Vitold7124/
Bethold676/
Uitholt671/
Westholt63185/
Wästholt6323/
Bethtold634/
Beathold633/
Bethhold630/
Bethholdt590/
Weathholtz561/
Bitauld53168/
Behtold5331/
Withelt531/
Betholt530/
Wischstaldt530/
Vesthald509/
Behtoldt501/
Vestholt501/
Vechtold501/
Weithelt501/
Bethhald500/
Beehtold500/

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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 Witthold
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