Wojtas Surname

52,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wojtas Surname Definition:

(Polish, Lithuanian) Descendant of large Wojciech (noble, bright).

Wojtas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8,0151:4,742527
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
Germany1601:503,15942,903
England1221:456,70530,074
France671:991,384111,008
Canada621:594,28449,093
Czechia451:236,29932,568
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Australia311:870,82953,581
Norway161:321,39331,311
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Wojtaś (3,398) & Wojtaš (1) are calculated separately.

Wojtas (290) may also be a first name.

Wojtas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Lithuanian) Descendant of large Wojciech (noble, bright).

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

Wojtas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wojtas occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Wojtaś or Wojtaš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wojtas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,379th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 746,063 people. The surname Wojtas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wojtas reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 518,802nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 290 people.

This last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 8,015 people, or 1 in 4,742. Other than Poland Wojtas exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Wojtas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wojtas surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wojtas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning 269,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $53,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wojtaś943,398/
Wojtaš941/
Wojtasz92321/
Wojtash929/
Wojitas921/
Wotas918/
Wojstasz861/
Woitas831,122/
Vojtas83182/
Woytas83124/
Bojtas8317/
Woutas837/
Wostas836/
Wojtos834/
Wajtas833/
Wejtas831/
Wojtes831/
Wiotas831/
Woztas831/
Wojtasová8053/
Wojtach771,038/
Vojtash7740/
Woytash7716/
Woitass773/
Woutaus771/
Wojtosz771/
Wojtacz771/
Wojtaszowa751/
Botas734,618/
Witas731,795/
Watas73464/
Wytas7375/
Votas7325/
Wetas731/
Wotaś731/
Wotos731/
Watase677,202/
Voytas67962/
Boutas67615/
Voutas67264/
Bottas67189/
Voitas67129/
Vottas67107/
Vojtasová67103/
Waitas6779/
Botash6775/
Westas6747/
Boytas6742/
Witasp6736/
Bothas6732/
Wetase6732/
Whytas6729/
Wetaas6727/
Woutaz6723/
Woitaß6722/
Woytaz6722/
Vojtaš6717/
Watash6714/
Bojtás6712/
Waytas6712/
Wattas6711/
Wittas6711/
Witase679/
Vojtasova678/
Boitas676/
Whitas675/
Vojtás675/
Woitaś674/
Hwetas673/
Wettas672/
Wojtašová672/
Withas671/
Wajtaś671/
Wathas671/
Botass671/
Wethas671/
Vostas671/
Ouetas671/
Woitax671/

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