Witwit Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Witwit Surname User-submission:

Witwit, Alwitwity, Al Witwit, Al-witwity: This surname has come from one of the famous Iraqi savants from Babylon after he came back from Morocco, where he was teaching in the Wat Wat lands. When he returned to Iraq he took the name Witwit.

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Witwit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq941:372,5716,843
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Witwit (175) may also be a first name.

Witwit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Witwit, Alwitwity, Al Witwit, Al-witwity: This surname has come from one of the famous Iraqi savants from Babylon after he came back from Morocco, where he was teaching in the Wat Wat lands. When he returned to Iraq he took the name Witwit.

- alwitwity

Witwit Last Name Facts

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

Witwit occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witwit? popularity and diffusion

Witwit is the 1,214,709th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Witwit reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 49 percent reside in Levant. Witwit is also the 690,096th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 175 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 372,571. Aside from Iraq it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Witwit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witwit surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Witwit earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.47% more than the national average, earning $67,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittwit921/
Witwwit921/
Whitwith860/
Witwet83123/
Wetwit8384/
Whitwett711/
Wetwet67328/
Widwid6720/
Wytwyt671/
Baithwait671/
Whitwed622/
Wiedwitt571/
Whitwhead533/
Vedwit504/

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