Wojtan Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wojtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wojtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,5341:24,7783,799
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Wojtań (2) are calculated separately.

Wojtan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wojtan is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Wojtań. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wojtan? popularity and diffusion

Wojtan is the 236,740th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wojtan live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wojtan is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 1,534 people, or 1 in 24,778. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wojtan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wojtan last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wojtan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $37,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning $62,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wojtań942/
Hwojtan921/
Wojstan921/
Wotan91585/
Wojton831,000/
Wootan83748/
Wothan83125/
Woytan8322/
Woitan8314/
Vojtan835/
Wotane832/
Wottan831/
Wuotan831/
Wohtan831/
Wojtaszyn8064/
Wojtaszen804/
Wuotain7712/
Woithan776/
Woottan772/
Whootan771/
Whotean771/
Watan7313,818/
Botan738,221/
Witan731,002/
Wetan73403/
Votan73294/
Woton7315/
Wytan732/
Wotam732/
Woettain7122/
Woitasen715/
Woudtang713/
Wajstand711/
Wouthane711/
Woythann711/
Wotton673,372/
Wooton672,942/
Bottan671,919/
Boitan67910/
Wojtoń67849/
Wathan67718/
Bootan67539/
Watane67472/
Wattan67369/
Boutan67352/
Voïtan67318/
Voitan67281/
Woyton67152/
Botean67139/
Waytan67103/
Woiton6775/
Wadtan6768/
Wittan6767/
Buotan6744/
Waitan6739/
Bejtan6730/
Wettan6729/
Woitaszen6729/
Voytan6727/
Witane6723/
Voîtan6721/
Wotham6719/
Voetan6719/
Vostan6718/
Withan6717/
Boytan6717/
Bothan6714/
Wietan6712/
Ouetan6712/
Wouton679/
Voutan677/
Vojtanová676/
Wetane676/
Botain675/
Wajton674/
Botaan674/
Wothon674/
Wootam674/
Wotone674/
Whetan673/
Whatan673/
Bodtan673/
Whoton672/
Huotan672/
Voštan672/
Votane672/
Watain672/
Whitan671/
Wujton671/
Wejton671/
Watean671/
Watant671/
Woytaszyn671/
Woztaszyn671/
Wojtom671/
Wojtóń671/
Bojton671/
Votanh671/
Whottahyn671/
Wataan671/
Weetan671/
Wioton671/
Votain670/
Wahtan670/
Wethan670/
Witean670/
Watgan670/

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Wojtan Reference & Research

Wojtanek FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wojtan
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