Wittstock Surname

143,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wittstock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittstock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5291:52,6526,848
South Africa7301:74,2169,223
Poland3491:108,90816,431
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Canada431:856,87466,382
England361:1,547,72466,012
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
France71:9,488,960336,266
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wittstock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittstock is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittstock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,498th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,350,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Wittstock are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wittstock is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,529 people, or 1 in 52,652. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.

Wittstock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittstock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wittstock last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittstock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittstock surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wittstock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.59% more than the national average, earning R 315,096 per year; in United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.37% more than the national average, earning $87,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittstock954/
Wittstok9437/
Witstock945/
Wietstock89230/
Whitstock8918/
Weitstock891/
Withstock890/
Wettstock890/
Witstok8838/
Witsztok825/
Witschstock800/
Beitstock783/
Vetstock7113/
Bitshtok711/
Vitshtok711/
Vetstok639/
Baytshtok566/
Victoc535/
Victack501/
Vytstak501/

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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 Wittstock
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