Witz Surname
Approximately 3,864 people bear this surname
Witz Surname Definition:
(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.
Witz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,301 | 1:51,055 | 6,693 |
| United States | 1,289 | 1:281,194 | 26,212 |
| Germany | 493 | 1:163,297 | 19,355 |
| Mexico | 245 | 1:506,638 | 9,036 |
| Belize | 82 | 1:4,335 | 788 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Switzerland | 76 | 1:108,065 | 11,329 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
Witz (26) may also be a first name.
Witz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.
Witz Demographics
Average Male Witz Height
178.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Witz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Witz is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Witz is the 118,979th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,886,011 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Witz live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 26 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,301 people, or 1 in 51,055. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 65 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Witz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Witz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Witz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Witz surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Witz last name are 3.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Witz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning R 238,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.74% less than the national average, earning $18,676,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning $52,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $55,878 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weitz | 89 | 12,598 | / |
| Waitz | 89 | 1,852 | / |
| Wietz | 89 | 172 | / |
| Hwitz | 89 | 119 | / |
| Wuitz | 89 | 97 | / |
| Witzø | 89 | 31 | / |
| Witcz | 89 | 15 | / |
| Whitz | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wittz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Woitz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Witrz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Witzs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiz | 86 | 128 | / |
| Weitze | 80 | 685 | / |
| Weitsz | 80 | 569 | / |
| Witzøe | 80 | 149 | / |
| Waitze | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wheitz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weithz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Widtzø | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whaitz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weitzs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waitez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waitrz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weitez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weittz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hweitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Høwitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wietrz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weidtz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whuitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witzhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weitzh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whittz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitze | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wietzs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Uitz | 75 | 4,382 | / |
| Wetz | 75 | 1,783 | / |
| Waiz | 75 | 1,638 | / |
| Widz | 75 | 1,622 | / |
| Vitz | 75 | 922 | / |
| Weiz | 75 | 612 | / |
| Wits | 75 | 311 | / |
| Wizz | 75 | 71 | / |
| Wiez | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wicz | 75 | 14 | / |
| Woiz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Witc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wizh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wjtz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wytz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witzsch | 73 | 15 | / |
| Woittez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waits | 67 | 7,953 | / |
| Witts | 67 | 3,744 | / |
| Huitz | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Vietz | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Baitz | 67 | 742 | / |
| Veitz | 67 | 365 | / |
| Weits | 67 | 312 | / |
| Wijts | 67 | 176 | / |
| Witzsche | 67 | 164 | / |
| Witsø | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wiets | 67 | 85 | / |
| Vaitz | 67 | 81 | / |
| Voitz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wuits | 67 | 48 | / |
| Witch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weizz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Waaiz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vitze | 67 | 25 | / |
| Whits | 67 | 19 | / |
| Waicz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Withs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weitzsch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wetze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwaiz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Whitc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wuetz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Witse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waytz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weetz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wiecz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wiedz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wytze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weicz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waitc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waitx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waizz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wättz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bitsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bithz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wists | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wettz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whytz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weatz | 67 | 0 | / |
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