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
Average Witting Salary in
United States
$44,235 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Witting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witting Come From? nationality or country of origin
Witting is found most in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Witting? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,123rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,743,015 people. Witting is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Witting live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most common first name world-wide It is held by 86 people.
The last name Witting is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,651 people, or 1 in 48,762. In Germany Witting is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.
Witting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Witting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witting surname 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 Witting are 8.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.22% registered to vote for the 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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