Wojtowicz Surname

42,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wojtowicz Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of the mayor (of a village).

Wojtowicz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,6881:5,683672
United States3,6991:97,98810,911
France4541:146,30622,633
Canada3591:102,63411,114
England2911:191,47116,969
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Norway391:131,85317,004
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Austria251:340,61736,996
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Wales101:309,45316,869
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Wójtowicz (189) & Wojtówicz (5) are calculated separately.

Wojtowicz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of the mayor (of a village).

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

Wojtowicz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wojtowicz has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Wójtowicz or Wojtówicz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wojtowicz? popularity and diffusion

Wojtowicz is the 42,488th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 594,416 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Wojtowicz reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Wojtowicz is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 6,688 people, or 1 in 5,683. Other than Poland this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Wojtowicz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wojtowicz surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Wojtowicz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.01% less than the national average, earning €7,804 per year; in Norway they earn 17.35% less than the national average, earning 286,040 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wójtowicz96189/
Wojtówicz965/
Wojtowichz956/
Wojitowicz953/
Wojtowiocz951/
Wojtowwicz951/
Wojtowitcz951/
Wjtowicz94317/
Wotowicz9414/
Wojtowic944/
Wojtowiz941/
Woytowicz89255/
Woitowicz89234/
Wojtowycz89221/
Wojtowich8994/
Wujtowicz8993/
Wojtowiez8965/
Wojtowecz8941/
Wojtowitz8932/
Wojtovicz8924/
Wojtowiec8916/
Wijtowicz8913/
Vojtowicz897/
Wojtawicz895/
Wostowicz895/
Wojtowics894/
Wajtowicz893/
Wottowicz891/
Wejtowicz891/
Wootowicz891/
Wodtowicz891/
Wotowic8810/
Wojtowiczová8624/
Wojtowescz841/
Wojtowitch841/
Witowicz8274/
Wotowiec8242/
Wotowich8210/
Watowicz827/
Botowicz827/
Wojtovic824/
Woitowic823/
Wotowitz821/
Vojtowic821/
Wótowicz821/
Wojtowitsch8036/
Woytowich78614/
Woytowitz78154/
Woitowitz78129/
Woitovicz78127/
Woytovicz7858/
Woitowich7843/
Wojtowych7825/
Wastowicz7821/
Wuitowicz7813/
Wojtovitz7811/
Vojtovicz7811/
Voitowicz7811/
Woytowiez789/
Wijtowycz787/
Wuytowicz785/
Wojtovich784/
Woitowiez784/
Voytowicz783/
Vojtowich782/
Woetowich781/
Wostowecz781/
Woytowiec781/
Woytowycz781/
Wójtowiec781/
Wøjtowics781/
Woitowics781/
Witowic757/
Wotovic751/
Woytowitch741/
Wostowoycz741/
Witowich7150/
Vojtovic7131/
Wotovich7125/
Wytovicz7122/
Witovicz7120/
Watowich7119/
Wojtovič7112/
Woitoviz7112/
Wetowitz719/
Batowicz714/
Botowitz711/
Woytovic711/
Wytowycz711/
Witowycz711/
Bytowicz711/
Woitowitsch7027/
Wojtowytsch704/
Woytowitsch702/
Woytovich67158/
Waytowich67127/
Woitovich6786/
Weitowitz6736/
Vojtovics6735/
Voitovicz6731/
Woytowych6719/
Voytowich6713/
Vojtovich6712/
Wijtowych679/
Wotovitch675/
Waytowitz672/
Wastowitz672/
Woitovitz672/
Woytovihc671/
Voitowich671/
Wuytowiez671/
Viotovicz671/
Woitovics671/
Waitovicz671/

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