Fetzer Surname
Approximately 11,660 people bear this surname
Fetzer Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from a nickname which comes from the Middle High German word phetzen, meaning 'to pinch'.
Fetzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,819 | 1:13,835 | 1,807 |
| United States | 4,949 | 1:73,239 | 8,444 |
| Brazil | 229 | 1:934,822 | 33,394 |
| Switzerland | 124 | 1:66,233 | 8,050 |
| Hungary | 123 | 1:79,807 | 8,036 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Guatemala | 98 | 1:164,109 | 3,534 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,022 | 1:49,138 | 5,597 |
Fetzer (21) may also be a first name.
Fetzer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from a nickname which comes from the Middle High German word phetzen, meaning 'to pinch'.
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Fetzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fetzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fetzer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fetzer? popularity and diffusion
Fetzer is the 44,549th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 625,004 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fetzer are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fetzer is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
Fetzer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,819 people, or 1 in 13,835. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Fetzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fetzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fetzer last name grew 484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fetzer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fetzer surname are 22.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.07% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fetzer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.74% less than the national average, earning 208,541 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,105 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,606 CAD per year.
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