Witzgall Surname

343,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Witzgall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witzgall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7861:102,42412,688
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Witzgall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witzgall is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witzgall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witzgall is the 343,621st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. The surname Witzgall occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Witzgall reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Witzgall is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 102,424. In Germany Witzgall is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 74 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Witzgall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witzgall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witzgall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Witzgall surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.73% registered with the party.

The amount Witzgall earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning $54,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $46,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wizgall9339/
Witzgal931/
Witzgaul880/
Witsgall880/
Witzal8631/
Witsall802/
Weitzal801/
Wizal778/
Witchall7523/
Whitsall755/
Witshall751/
Wicall7137/
Wyzgal7123/
Weizal712/
Wetzal712/
Wezall711/
Vitzal711/
Witsal710/
Whitchall710/
Wichall6798/
Whetzal6752/
Wyzgoll672/
Wetsall671/
Wicsall671/
Weitsal670/
Whitsal670/
Widsall670/

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