Wittlich Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittlich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3691:218,17224,578
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Czechia131:817,95970,223
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wittlich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittlich has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wittlich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittlich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 596,518th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wittlich are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 218,172. In Germany Wittlich is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 21 percent reside. Not including Germany Wittlich exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Wittlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittlich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittlich surname grew 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittlich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittlich last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

Wittlich earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning $52,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witlich933/
Weitlich8847/
Wistlich8842/
Bittlich881/
Wilich8624/
Wittli861/
Wittlichová848/
Wilisch80146/
Wielich80104/
Vitlich809/
Wailich801/
Weilich801/
Wilhich801/
Wittlis800/
Whilich800/
Witlichová783/
Wilih778/
Beitlich75460/
Weislich752/
Wilitsch751/
Whittlis751/
Westlich750/
Whitlech750/
Bilich711,128/
Wittle71279/
Vilich7139/
Welich7124/
Wittla7120/
Vitlic7113/
Witlis714/
Witlec712/
Whitletch712/
Wilish712/
Wilihe712/
Wittly711/
Beithlich711/
Witlio711/
Wilihs711/
Wilice711/
Wettli711/
Wyttli711/
Wilech710/
Whittle6729,425/
Wili672,807/
Welisch67226/
Violich67109/
Beilich67107/
Whitlie67102/
Wittles6786/
Bailich6780/
Whittla6723/
Weiteli6720/
Whittly675/
Vailich675/
Wälisch674/
Wilishe673/
Wielech673/
Bilisch672/
Wittley672/
Whitlei672/
Vetlich672/
Bileich672/
Wyslich672/
Viliche672/
Wilhoic672/
Bilaich671/
Vittlia671/
Bihlich671/
Witelli671/
Wilhice671/
Weilieh671/
Whitlia671/
Vileich671/
Vitlichová671/
Vielich671/
Weliche671/
Betlich671/
Wihttle670/
Wettlie670/
Whilice670/

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