Wittkemper Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Malta

Wittkemper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittkemper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1131:712,43854,203
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wittkemper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wittkemper is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wittkemper.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittkemper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wittkemper is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Wittkemper occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wittkemper reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 712,438. In Germany Wittkemper is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malta, where 1 percent live.

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