Wittig Surname

24,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,4821:4,884582
United States3,4441:105,24411,563
France4771:139,25121,404
Canada4111:89,6499,866
Poland2791:136,23219,791
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Austria1271:67,05110,326
Chile1101:160,1505,369
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Denmark521:108,55210,139
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Argentina451:949,85460,205
England321:1,741,18971,393
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:151,71814,052

Wittig (15) may also be a first name.

Wittig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittig occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wittig is the 24,521st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 330,756 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wittig reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Wittig is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 16,482 people, or 1 in 4,884. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Wittig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wittig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittig surname expanded 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wittig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittig last name are 8.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wittig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.37% less than the national average, earning R 72,792 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittig9261/
Wittigs921/
Wittieg920/
Wittigh920/
Witig9146/
Wettig831,555/
Wuttig83914/
Bittig83179/
Wietig8386/
Wittik8349/
Weitig8322/
Wittic8319/
Whitig8310/
Vittig838/
Witteg830/
Witeig830/
Wittigová802/
Wittick77376/
Wichtig7720/
Whitieg774/
Whittik772/
Wittiok771/
Whittic770/
Wuettig770/
Wietieg770/
Witik7370/
Wetig7316/
Vitig7312/
Wütig734/
Bitig732/
Whittick711,022/
Witticke7141/
Witticks714/
Wittek675,656/
Bättig673,007/
Witike67664/
Bettig67449/
Witick67190/
Waitik67127/
Büttig6751/
Wuetig6738/
Vittik6738/
Whitticks6729/
Vietig6723/
Wuitik6720/
Wituik6719/
Wittex674/
Vitteg674/
Wuttic671/
Withik671/
Vaitig671/
Woiteg671/
Wyttyg671/
Béttig671/
Vitigg671/
Veitig670/
Withic670/
Witisk670/

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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 Wittig
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