Witu Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Witu Surname Definition:

Witu is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: ours.

Witu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Witu (60) may also be a first name.

Witu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Witu is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: ours.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Witu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witu (Oriya: ୱିଟୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Witu? popularity and diffusion

Witu is the 847,909th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Witu reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 60 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 699,731. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 99 percent are found, Papua, where 1 percent are found and West Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Witu exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittu89183/
Waitu8943/
Witau8930/
Wituś8921/
Whitu898/
Weitu895/
Wuitu895/
Woitu894/
Witou892/
Waitau80157/
Wituch80155/
Wittau80106/
Whitup8046/
Witous8038/
Wistup8012/
Whitau8011/
Wittup8011/
Waitou804/
Witeus803/
Withui802/
Whittu801/
Weitou801/
Waithu801/
Witaut801/
Withou801/
Wittou800/
Bitu756,911/
Wetu752,570/
Vitu751,408/
Wutu75437/
Uitu7510/
Wétu751/
Witthus73217/
Waituha7356/
Whiteus7351/
Withoud7341/
Wisthus7333/
Woituch7318/
Witusch736/
Witthut734/
Whitous733/
Withaus732/
Whitteu731/
Witttus731/
Whitutt730/
Whittus730/
Withaup730/
Whitout730/
Whithus730/
Whitust730/
Vitus678,414/
Bittu671,831/
Vitou671,108/
Vittu671,038/
Baitu67850/
Bitou67383/
Witthaut67259/
Vistu6789/
Bithu6788/
Vaitu6787/
Whithaus6774/
Wettu6765/
Vituu6757/
Weithaus6755/
Huitu6752/
Boitu6752/
Wutuh6748/
Wethu6747/
Bitau6744/
Vitau6743/
Vituj6742/
Vithu6742/
Weatu6729/
Uitus6723/
Wuthu6722/
Whetu6721/
Witoe6721/
Weistuch6717/
Waitusch6716/
Wittusch6712/
Woitusch6711/
Biteu678/
Vitut678/
Vitui678/
Beitu677/
Weteu675/
Whutu674/
Wetau674/
Vitup674/
Bituy674/
Wetou674/
Waitů672/
Vitux672/
Vituz672/
Bitui672/
Buitu672/
Vuitu671/
Vituy671/
Whithust671/
Wehtu671/
Vituş671/
Voitu671/
Uhitu671/
Weißtuch671/
Weetu671/
Wetuh671/
Wuutu671/
Wittouch671/
Bidtu671/
Weytu671/
Wetui671/
Wuetu671/
Wetup671/
Wuttu671/
Whithous670/
Withauss670/
Whittuss670/
Waistout670/
Withouth670/

Witu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Witu in the Oriya language
ୱିଟୁwitu91.67
ୱୀଟୁwitu8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witu
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