Wittjen Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Wittjen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wittjen is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittjen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Wittjen live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Wittjen is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent live, Berlin, where 30 percent live and Bremen, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live.

Wittjen Last Name Statistics demography

Wittjen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.48% more than the national average, earning $74,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witjen920/
Wittgen86455/
Wettjen862/
Wietjen861/
Whitjen861/
Wittzen860/
Wijen83170/
Wittchen801,375/
Whittien800/
Wetjen771,352/
Wätjen77482/
Witgen77179/
Wijsen77155/
Witsen77137/
Weijen7721/
Wijzen7716/
Wiettchen753/
Weitzen71223/
Weijzen71161/
Witchen71109/
Weitsen7147/
Uittien7143/
Wettgen7141/
Waaijen7125/
Bittgen7122/
Weijsen719/
Witzgen717/
Vittsen711/
Wietzen711/
Wheijen711/
Waijjen711/
Wijendt711/
Hwaijen711/
Bittien711/
Weitien711/
Wisthen711/
Whitsen711/
Wittgem710/
Whitien710/
Waijend710/
Wietsen710/
Wietien710/
Wigen67971/
Wisen67391/
Uijen67339/
Wijne67216/
Weijn67162/
Wizen67150/
Vijen6739/
Bittiehn6716/
Wijin6711/
Woitchen679/
Wittchenová675/
Wiesn672/
Waijn672/
Wejen672/
Weitchen671/
Withchen671/
Vittkhen671/
Wittchin671/
Hwijn671/
Vittiene671/
Wijnk671/
Weistien670/
Whitchen670/
Witsn670/
Wittschn670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wittjen
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