Wittwer Surname
Approximately 13,136 people bear this surname
Wittwer Surname User-submission:
(German) The widower, one whose spouse has died. From the word wit(t)wer, meaning 'widow, widower', from middle high German witewer, from witewære, old high German wituwo.
Wittwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 5,436 | 1:1,511 | 122 |
| Germany | 4,225 | 1:19,055 | 2,515 |
| United States | 2,035 | 1:178,112 | 17,842 |
| Australia | 523 | 1:51,617 | 6,382 |
| Austria | 286 | 1:29,774 | 4,780 |
| France | 187 | 1:355,202 | 53,191 |
| Chile | 107 | 1:164,640 | 5,476 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Wittwer (12) may also be a first name.
Wittwer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(German) The widower, one whose spouse has died. From the word wit(t)wer, meaning 'widow, widower', from middle high German witewer, from witewære, old high German wituwo.
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Wittwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wittwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wittwer is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wittwer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,951st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 554,777 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wittwer live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wittwer is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, held by 12 people.
Wittwer is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 5,436 people, or 1 in 1,511. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 54 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Wittwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wittwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wittwer last name rose 3,392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wittwer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wittwer are 18.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.24% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wittwer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 110.74% more than the national average, earning 729,329 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning R 195,468 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.18% more than the national average, earning $62,689 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittwer | 93 | 20 | / |
| Wittwier | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wittwehr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Witttwer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Witwer | 92 | 1,183 | / |
| Whitwer | 86 | 136 | / |
| Wettwer | 86 | 52 | / |
| Vittwer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bittwer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Witthuer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whitwert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whittuer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wytwer | 77 | 156 | / |
| Widwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Witwir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Witwerová | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whitwerth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weidwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bittuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westwer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bituer | 62 | 1 | / |
| Betwer | 62 | 0 | / |
| Vistuer | 57 | 50 | / |
| Whidber | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wytwaire | 53 | 1 | / |
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