Witzer Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Witzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1701:473,56241,271
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
France561:1,186,120124,657
Austria131:655,03358,041
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Witzer (87) may also be a first name.

Witzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witzer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witzer? popularity and diffusion

Witzer is the 780,352nd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Witzer are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 87 people.

The last name Witzer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 473,562. In Germany Witzer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent are found, Bavaria, where 12 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany Witzer occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Witzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witzer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witzer surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% registered with the political party.

Witzer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $54,603 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitzer921,367/
Waitzer92169/
Witzier92120/
Wietzer9233/
Witzger9215/
Whitzer9212/
Witzeer921/
Wittzer920/
Wizer91189/
Weitczer8620/
Wetzer83513/
Weizer83465/
Wiezer83201/
Wutzer83172/
Waizer83153/
Vitzer83106/
Wiczer8389/
Widzer8335/
Woizer839/
Witser837/
Wijzer836/
Witzir831/
Wizier831/
Witcher777,792/
Veitzer7742/
Weiczer7718/
Wieczer777/
Withcer776/
Waitser773/
Wetzger773/
Wetzier772/
Whitser772/
Whitcer772/
Witsher772/
Witsger770/
Wittser770/
Weutzer770/
Vizer731,449/
Wezer73122/
Wuzer7317/
Wicer733/
Wyzer733/
Wizir732/
Uizer732/
Whitcher713,105/
Witscher71267/
Witchger7186/
Witcherd7117/
Withcher717/
Wieczerz717/
Witcheer711/
Wiethcer710/
Wittcher710/
Witshere710/
Whitcear710/
Wicher675,931/
Huizer672,018/
Vizier67352/
Wajzer67255/
Veizer67200/
Viezer67146/
Vaizer67143/
Wietscher6791/
Wetser6779/
Bitser6757/
Bidzer6742/
Weazer6728/
Weezer6727/
Wayzer6726/
Vidzer6722/
Weitesser6718/
Weyzer6716/
Wejzer6713/
Weczer677/
Weicer677/
Vizeer676/
Wiecer676/
Voizer674/
Woyzer674/
Vitser673/
Wedzer672/
Wetzér672/
Bitcer671/
Wistscher671/
Whitcherd671/
Whittcher671/
Weitchert671/
Waizir671/
Wuzeer671/
Wittscher671/
Widser671/
Weitscher670/
Vizeir670/
Weuzer670/
Witschier670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witzer
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