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 is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witts? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 122,206th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,946,460 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Witts are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles. Witts is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,032 people, or 1 in 27,420. In England Witts is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent reside, Hampshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Besides England Witts occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Witts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Witts has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Witts last name 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 fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Witts Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Witts surname are 11.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.05% being registered to vote for the 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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