Watzlawik Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Watzlawik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watzlawik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4821:167,02419,753
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Watzlawik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watzlawik has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Watzlawik.

How Common Is The Last Name Watzlawik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 568,231st most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Watzlawik live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Watzlawik is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 167,024. In Germany Watzlawik is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Watzlawik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watzlawik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watzlawik surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watzlawik
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