Witting Surname
Approximately 4,181 people bear this surname
Witting Surname Definition:
(English) the A. - Sax. pers. name Wit(t)ing = Wit(t)a’s Son [v. Witt; and + the Old English son suff. -ing]
Witting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,651 | 1:48,762 | 6,368 |
| United States | 744 | 1:487,176 | 41,154 |
| Austria | 414 | 1:20,569 | 3,200 |
| Netherlands | 297 | 1:56,859 | 9,787 |
| Peru | 207 | 1:153,546 | 8,052 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Denmark | 141 | 1:40,033 | 4,180 |
| Sweden | 105 | 1:93,779 | 6,818 |
| Finland | 102 | 1:53,889 | 6,425 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Poland | 49 | 1:775,689 | 62,719 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Witting (86) may also be a first name.
Witting Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) the A. - Sax. pers. name Wit(t)ing = Wit(t)a’s Son [v. Witt; and + the Old English son suff. -ing]
Witting Demographics
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Witting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witting Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Witting occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Witting.
How Common Is The Last Name Witting? popularity and diffusion
Witting is the 111,123rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,743,015 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Witting are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Witting is also the 1,032,266th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 86 people.
Witting is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,651 people, or 1 in 48,762. In Germany Witting is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.
Witting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Witting has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Witting Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Witting surname are 8.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Witting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.24% more than the national average, earning 596,086 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,440 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.17% less than the national average, earning R 177,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning $16,619,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,043 CAD per year.
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