Tetzlaff Surname

56,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tetzlaff Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Tetzlaff (consolation, fame).

Tetzlaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3411:15,0731,980
United States2,2341:162,24716,509
Poland3851:98,72415,077
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
Canada2671:137,99814,236
Australia801:337,44628,659
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Denmark671:84,2498,149
France561:1,186,120124,657
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
England211:2,653,24194,788
Austria181:473,08046,251
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales71:442,07621,198
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Tetzlaff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Tetzlaff (consolation, fame).

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

Tetzlaff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tetzlaff is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tetzlaff.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetzlaff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,262nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 808,290 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Tetzlaff live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Tetzlaff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,341 people, or 1 in 15,073. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Tetzlaff exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Tetzlaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tetzlaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tetzlaff last name grew 4,654 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tetzlaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tetzlaff surname are 35.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tetzlaff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.57% less than the national average, earning 229,915 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $53,320 CAD per year.

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