Wittwer Surname

39,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,4361:1,511122
Germany4,2251:19,0552,515
United States2,0351:178,11217,842
Australia5231:51,6176,382
Austria2861:29,7744,780
France1871:355,20253,191
Chile1071:164,6405,476
England681:819,38343,863
Canada661:558,26746,632
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Finland81:687,08836,047
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

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 surname Wittwer is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittwer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,951st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 554,777 people. This surname is mostly found 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 commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 12 people.

Wittwer is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 5,436 people, or 1 in 1,511. In Switzerland Wittwer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 54 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent live. Barring Switzerland Wittwer exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Wittwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wittwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wittwer last name grew 3,392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wittwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittwer surname are 18.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.24% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittwer9320/
Wittwier932/
Wittwehr931/
Witttwer931/
Witwer921,183/
Whitwer86136/
Wettwer8652/
Vittwer862/
Bittwer860/
Witthuer801/
Whitwert800/
Whittuer800/
Wytwer77156/
Widwer771/
Witwir771/
Wetwer771/
Witwerová754/
Whitwerth750/
Weidwer711/
Bittuer711/
Westwer710/
Bituer621/
Betwer620/
Vistuer5750/
Whidber571/
Wytwaire531/

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