Witvrouw Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Witvrouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witvrouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Witvrouw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witvrouw occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witvrouw? popularity and diffusion

Witvrouw is the 1,374,607th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Witvrouw live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 81,536. In Belgium Witvrouw is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 65 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 33 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belgium it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent are found and Qatar, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittevrouw89115/
Witfrow807/
Witaphraw591/
Woodfrow500/

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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 Witvrouw
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