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 surname Tetzlaff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetzlaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tetzlaff is the 56,262nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 808,290 people. Tetzlaff occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Tetzlaff are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 5,341 people, or 1 in 15,073. In Germany Tetzlaff is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Tetzlaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Tetzlaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tetzlaff last name are 35.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.03% 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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