Witwer Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Witwer 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.

Witwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9991:362,82232,330
Canada771:478,51441,057
Austria561:152,06120,229
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France111:6,038,429280,838
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:217,39718,544

Witwer 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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Witwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witwer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Witwer.

How Common Is The Last Name Witwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witwer is the 316,846th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. The last name Witwer is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Witwer reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 999 people, or 1 in 362,822. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Witwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witwer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Witwer last name are 24.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witwer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittwer9213,136/
Whitwer92136/
Whittwer8620/
Wittwier862/
Wittwehr861/
Witttwer861/
Whitwert860/
Wytwer83156/
Widwer831/
Witwir831/
Wetwer831/
Witwerová804/
Whitwerth800/
Wettwer7752/
Vittwer772/
Weidwer771/
Westwer770/
Bittwer770/
Whitwire711/
Witthuer711/
Whittuer710/
Whitwirth672/
Bituer671/
Betwer670/
Whitwoirth633/
Vistuer6250/
Whidber621/
Bittuer621/
Wytwaire571/
Bidver500/
Betuer500/

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