Witz Surname

118,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belize

Witz Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.

Witz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3011:51,0556,693
United States1,2891:281,19426,212
Germany4931:163,29719,355
Mexico2451:506,6389,036
Belize821:4,335788
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Austria511:166,96921,809
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Hungary171:577,42834,558
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Witz Last Name Facts

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

Witz is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,979th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,886,011 people. The surname Witz is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Witz reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Witz is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The surname Witz is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 1,301 people, or 1 in 51,055. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 65 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent are found. Excluding France Witz exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Witz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witz surname increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Witz surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Witz last name are 3.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.19% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitz8912,598/
Waitz891,852/
Wietz89172/
Hwitz89119/
Wuitz8997/
Witzø8931/
Witcz8915/
Whitz8910/
Wittz894/
Woitz894/
Witrz891/
Witzs891/
Wiz86128/
Weitze80685/
Weitsz80569/
Witzøe80149/
Waitze8039/
Wheitz8010/
Weithz807/
Widtzø803/
Whaitz802/
Weitzs802/
Waitez801/
Waitrz801/
Weitez801/
Waittz801/
Weittz801/
Hweitz801/
Høwitz801/
Wietrz801/
Weidtz801/
Whuitz801/
Witzhe801/
Weitzh800/
Whittz800/
Whitze800/
Wietzs800/
Uitz754,382/
Wetz751,783/
Waiz751,638/
Widz751,622/
Vitz75922/
Weiz75612/
Wits75311/
Wizz7571/
Wiez7530/
Wicz7514/
Woiz754/
Witc753/
Wizh752/
Hwiz751/
Wuiz751/
Wjtz751/
Wihz751/
Wytz751/
Witzsch7315/
Woittez731/
Waits677,953/
Witts673,744/
Huitz671,754/
Vietz671,192/
Baitz67742/
Veitz67365/
Weits67312/
Wijts67176/
Witzsche67164/
Witsø67117/
Wiets6785/
Vaitz6781/
Voitz6762/
Wuits6748/
Witch6737/
Weizz6737/
Waaiz6727/
Vitze6725/
Whits6719/
Waicz6714/
Withs6713/
Weitzsch6713/
Wetze6711/
Hwaiz6711/
Whitc679/
Wuetz678/
Witse677/
Waytz676/
Weetz676/
Wiecz675/
Wiedz674/
Wytze674/
Woits673/
Weicz673/
Waitc672/
Weizs672/
Weutz672/
Waitx672/
Bittz671/
Whitx671/
Weytz671/
Vittz671/
Waizz671/
Wuytz671/
Wättz671/
Bitsz671/
Bithz671/
Wists670/
Wettz670/
Whytz670/
Westz670/
Weatz670/

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