Witting Surname

111,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6511:48,7626,368
United States7441:487,17641,154
Austria4141:20,5693,200
Netherlands2971:56,8599,787
Peru2071:153,5468,052
England1531:364,17025,923
Denmark1411:40,0334,180
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Finland1021:53,8896,425
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Australia601:449,92835,109
Poland491:775,68962,719
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Chile221:800,74917,445
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Witting Last Name Facts

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

Witting occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witting is the 111,123rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,743,015 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Witting reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Witting is also the 1,032,266th most common first name world-wide, borne by 86 people.

The last name Witting is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,651 people, or 1 in 48,762. In Germany it is most frequent 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 Witting occurs 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 prevalency of Witting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Witting surname expanded 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Witting last name 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitting931,177/
Wietting93123/
Weitting9334/
Wittuing9316/
Waitting932/
Witing9264/
Wittng921/
Whittingt8818/
Whittingh881/
Weistting880/
Whiting8642,863/
Bitting862,370/
Wieting862,062/
Waiting86496/
Vitting86302/
Wetting86216/
Wittink86125/
Weiting8667/
Wijting8658/
Wituing8612/
Uitting864/
Wutting861/
Whittng861/
Withing861/
Whittingth820/
Wissting8047/
Waithing804/
Whithing801/
Wittinck801/
Whitteng801/
Whihting801/
Weitiong801/
Whetting800/
Veitting800/
Whieting800/
Beitting800/
Wheiting800/
Westting800/
Biting77690/
Uiting7766/
Weting7727/
Whitng779/
Viting778/
Wuting775/
Wyting774/
Witeng771/
Waitng771/
Betting711,307/
Buiting711,122/
Huiting71887/
Baiting71637/
Wetteng71456/
Beiting71357/
Vieting71206/
Vetting71141/
Weeting7181/
Boiting7153/
Weiteng7142/
Bitteng7122/
Bittink7121/
Visting7115/
Wething7115/
Weating7111/
Wetuing7110/
Whyting713/
Weyting713/
Whiteng713/
Vitiong713/
Bütting711/
Vaiting711/
Whitimg711/
Waiteng711/
Wheting710/
Wayting710/
Wehting710/
Guhiting67535/
Wettoeng67191/
Wettinck67128/
Wheating6793/
Weytingh6752/
Vuisting6737/
Wettueng6712/
Buijting6711/
Wheeting677/
Huetting675/
Wijtinck671/
Vettiong671/
Bitng671/
Weething670/
Whything670/

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