Wittmers Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1591:506,32443,083
United States701:5,177,985261,849
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wittmers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittmers occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittmers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wittmers is the 1,079,669th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Wittmers reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wittmers is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 506,324. In Germany Wittmers is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Berlin, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live.

Wittmers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wittmers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittmers last name expanded 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittmers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wittmers last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Wittmers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $38,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittmers943/
Witmers932/
Wimers860/
Wittmarsh825/
Wiemers803,369/
Wimmers801,684/
Weimers80770/
Whittmarsh780/
Weijmers7520/
Wijmeers753/
Bettmers751/
Witmarsh751/
Whitmars750/
Whitmirs750/
Whitmors750/
Whitmarsh713,473/
Wymers71270/
Wemers7136/
Wémers7111/
Withmarsh711/
Vimers711/
Whitmorsh710/
Beimers67636/
Wemmers67436/
Weymers6784/
Weemers6755/
Vimmers674/
Boimers672/
Wymeers672/
Wymiers671/
Wijmmersch671/
Weamers671/
Waymers671/
Baimers671/
Huimers670/

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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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  • 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 Wittmers
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