Witts Surname
Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname
Witts Surname Definition:
Witt’s (Son): v. Witt.
Witts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,032 | 1:27,420 | 3,733 |
| United States | 719 | 1:504,115 | 42,358 |
| Australia | 332 | 1:81,312 | 9,450 |
| Wales | 270 | 1:11,461 | 1,275 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 852 | 1:28,610 | 3,871 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:22,406 | 1,290 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Witts (11) may also be a first name.
Witts Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Witt’s (Son): v. Witt.
Witts Demographics
Average Male Witts Height
175.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Witts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witts Come From? nationality or country of origin
Witts occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witts? popularity and diffusion
The last name Witts is the 122,206th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,946,460 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Witts reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. Witts is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 2,032 people, or 1 in 27,420. In England Witts is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live, Hampshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Not including England it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Witts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Witts has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Witts surname rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 386 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Witts Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Witts surname are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.05% registered with the political party.
The amount Witts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning R 178,428 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.69% more than the national average, earning $76,857 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitts | 91 | 49 | / |
| Whitts | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wittst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wittse | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wits | 89 | 311 | / |
| Whaitts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wittsch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waits | 80 | 7,953 | / |
| Bitts | 80 | 329 | / |
| Weits | 80 | 312 | / |
| Wijts | 80 | 176 | / |
| Witsø | 80 | 117 | / |
| Uitts | 80 | 98 | / |
| Wiets | 80 | 85 | / |
| Wuits | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wetts | 80 | 29 | / |
| Vitts | 80 | 19 | / |
| Whits | 80 | 19 | / |
| Withs | 80 | 13 | / |
| Witse | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wittz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 80 | 3 | / |
| Witzs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wists | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wittsche | 77 | 42 | / |
| Waites | 73 | 7,369 | / |
| Witsch | 73 | 1,188 | / |
| Weitsz | 73 | 569 | / |
| Weijts | 73 | 412 | / |
| Weites | 73 | 239 | / |
| Wuijts | 73 | 226 | / |
| Whaits | 73 | 98 | / |
| Woites | 73 | 52 | / |
| Waitse | 73 | 28 | / |
| Whetts | 73 | 22 | / |
| Witsøe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vietts | 73 | 10 | / |
| Witchs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wittch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weatts | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uittes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weitzs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waytts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weittz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whitse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witstt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witsci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whittz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wietzs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boitts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whists | 73 | 0 | / |
| Veitts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Buitts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whiets | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wittce | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whiths | 73 | 0 | / |
| Witz | 67 | 3,864 | / |
| Bits | 67 | 1,769 | / |
| Vits | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Wets | 67 | 546 | / |
| Whaites | 67 | 417 | / |
| Wyts | 67 | 200 | / |
| Woitsch | 67 | 163 | / |
| Weitsch | 67 | 124 | / |
| Veittes | 67 | 35 | / |
| Witzsch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uits | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wittche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wietsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wics | 67 | 7 | / |
| Witc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waithes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woittez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheatts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wettsjø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuitsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bittsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weithes | 67 | 0 | / |
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