Watzke Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Watzke Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Veceslav (cognate with Polish Wieceslaw, Latinized as Wenceslas). It is composed of the Old Slavic elements viece 'greater' + slav 'glory'. It was borne by a 10th-century duke of Bohemia who fought against a revival of paganism in his territory, and after his death became patron saint of Bohemia.

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Watzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2581:63,9958,236
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Austria1421:59,9689,354
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Wätzke (2) are calculated separately.

Watzke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Veceslav (cognate with Polish Wieceslaw, Latinized as Wenceslas). It is composed of the Old Slavic elements viece 'greater' + slav 'glory'. It was borne by a 10th-century duke of Bohemia who fought against a revival of paganism in his territory, and after his death became patron saint of Bohemia.

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Watzke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watzke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Wätzke. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watzke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,189th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,037,422 people. The surname Watzke is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Watzke reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,258 people, or 1 in 63,995. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany Watzke is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Watzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watzke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watzke last name grew 1,753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Watzke are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Watzke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning $36,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wätzke942/
Watzker929/
Waetzke925/
Waitzke921/
Watzkie920/
Watzka83810/
Wetzke83264/
Batzke83233/
Watzky83208/
Wotzke8385/
Watcke8370/
Wötzke8319/
Watzki8314/
Watske830/
Watzkeová8014/
Watzkeova801/
Watskey7748/
Woutzke7727/
Watchke7715/
Wötzker778/
Weitzke776/
Watzsky772/
Woytzke772/
Watsker771/
Watskei771/
Watshke771/
Wotzkie770/
Battzke770/
Wacke73112/
Wozke7341/
Batzk7310/
Wazhk731/
Wazki731/
Wazck731/
Watschke71207/
Watzková7140/
Weitzker719/
Whattcke710/
Wotzka67300/
Watsky67210/
Wackie6739/
Botzke6735/
Votzke6728/
Vatske6727/
Wetzky6727/
Wetzki6719/
Wotske6715/
Baczke6713/
Weitzk678/
Waidzk672/
Batske672/
Wackey672/
Watcki672/
Waazhk671/
Waczka671/
Watski671/
Wackeh671/
Wätcke671/
Wotzky671/
Wazcki671/
Wazkhi671/
Wetske670/

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