Wittz Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Wittz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wittz Last Name Facts

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

Wittz has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wittz.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wittz reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel it is most common in: Haifa District, where 50 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 50 percent live. Aside from Israel this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Wittz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wittz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wittz last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weittz911/
Waittz911/
Whittz910/
Witz893,864/
Woittez831/
Weitz8012,598/
Witts803,744/
Waitz801,852/
Wietz80172/
Hwitz80119/
Wuitz8097/
Witzø8031/
Witcz8015/
Whitz8010/
Woitz804/
Wuttz802/
Wättz801/
Vittz801/
Witrz801/
Bittz801/
Witzs801/
Wettz800/
Wiz75128/
Weitze73685/
Weitsz73569/
Witzøe73149/
Waitts7349/
Waitze7339/
Whitts7315/
Wheitz7310/
Weithz737/
Wittch734/
Widtzø733/
Whaitz732/
Weitzs732/
Wietrz731/
Høwitz731/
Hweitz731/
Weidtz731/
Whuitz731/
Witzhe731/
Weitez731/
Wittst731/
Witstt731/
Waitrz731/
Waitez731/
Wittse730/
Whitze730/
Wittce730/
Weitzh730/
Wietzs730/
Uitz674,382/
Wutz672,019/
Wetz671,783/
Waiz671,638/
Widz671,622/
Vitz67922/
Weiz67612/
Wits67311/
Wütz67123/
Wizz6771/
Wiez6730/
Witzsch6715/
Wicz6714/
Wittche678/
Woiz674/
Witc673/
Wizh672/
Wittsch671/
Hwiz671/
Wuiz671/
Whaitts671/
Wjtz671/
Wihz671/
Wytz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wittz
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