Weitzel Surname

37,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Weitzel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid (forest), as Witbald and Wittimar, or with Wig (fight or sanctify), as Wigibald and Wigbrand.

Weitzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8211:53,1396,382
Germany6,0061:13,4041,743
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
France1491:445,79064,161
Chile851:207,2536,537
Luxembourg531:10,9541,898
England491:1,137,10353,999
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Austria231:370,23639,193
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1671:43,0325,007

Weitzel (19) may also be a first name.

Weitzel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid (forest), as Witbald and Wittimar, or with Wig (fight or sanctify), as Wigibald and Wigbrand.

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

Weitzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weitzel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weitzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,125th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 513,244 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Weitzel live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Weitzel is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,821 people, or 1 in 53,139. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Weitzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weitzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weitzel last name grew 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weitzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weitzel surname are 19.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Weitzel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $49,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitzell93200/
Wheitzel934/
Weistzel931/
Weitziel931/
Weittzel930/
Wetzel9250,010/
Witzel928,832/
Weizel921,163/
Weitzl92140/
Whetzel863,357/
Beitzel862,263/
Wetzell861,099/
Wietzel86299/
Witzell86298/
Woetzel86211/
Whitzel86137/
Woitzel86134/
Waitzel86113/
Weetzel8613/
Wetzelt8611/
Waetzel867/
Wettzel865/
Weitsel863/
Weizell863/
Westzel862/
Weatzel861/
Wheizel861/
Weitcel861/
Wetzeld861/
Weitgel860/
Wistzel860/
Weutzel860/
Weihzel860/
Wetzsel860/
Wetzzel860/
Wezel831,808/
Wetzl83768/
Witzl83393/
Wizel83178/
Weizl839/
Beitzell80155/
Whetzell80136/
Whitzell80122/
Wittzell8081/
Weichzel8071/
Wheitsel808/
Wuetzell802/
Wuhetzel801/
Wietzell801/
Wheetzel801/
Wheitcel801/
D'Wetzel801/
Wetzsell800/
Weitsell800/
Wetzzell800/
Witzzell800/
Witzsell800/
Wettzell800/
Betzel771,286/
Witzil77705/
Wetsel77638/
Wiezel77581/
Bitzel77346/
Watzel77285/
Witcel77234/
Witsel77210/
Vetzel77182/
Waizel77150/
Vitzel7748/
Weazel7748/
Wätzel7741/
Wezell7731/
Wedzel7721/
Waitzl7721/
Weezel7718/
Wizell7712/
Wiczel776/
Wetcel774/
Whetzl773/
Wehzel772/
Weuzel772/
Whezel772/
Weicel772/
Beitzl771/
Whitzl771/
Wetgel771/
Wezzel771/
Wétzel771/
Wetzil770/
Wuezel770/
Whizel770/
Wizzel770/
Wetxel770/
Witzschel7540/
Wetzelová751/
Wheitsell750/
Wezl7327/
Wizl7312/
Weichel712,425/
Whetsel711,419/
Whitsel71923/
Witsell71234/
Wetsell71137/
Witchel71118/
Baitzel7199/
Wiezell7185/
Watzelt7139/
Watzeel7129/
Bitzell7116/
Veitsel7110/
Beetzel719/
Weddzel717/
Weitschell717/
Wetchel715/
Wuitzil714/
Vetzell713/
Bettzel713/
Voetzel713/
Beatzel713/
Westsel712/
Huitzel712/
Witzill712/
Vitzell711/
Huetzel711/
Bethzel711/
Witzleh711/
Wedzell711/
Wetcell711/
Wetssel711/
Whatzel711/
Waizzel711/
Hwaizel711/
Vaitzel711/
Watzeld711/
Watzell711/
Wizzell710/
Weazell710/
Waitsel710/
Beutzel710/
Whitzil710/
Betzell710/
Wiedzel710/
Weytcel710/
Wattzel710/
Beitsel710/
Whetzil710/
Beitcel710/
Westgel710/
Waitgel710/
Whitgel710/
Wettsel710/
Whitcel710/
Westzil710/
Wetzill710/
Whitsell671,375/
Whetsell671,363/
Witchell671,294/
Witschel671,284/
Watzl671,205/
Weichsel671,018/
Betzl67405/
Vizel67335/
Bitzl67211/
Vezel67204/
Wittsell67135/
Wazel6776/
Vetzl6724/
Wecel6723/
Wätzl679/
Wetzlová676/
Wezeł675/
Wheichel674/
Wezil674/
Weichell673/
Wetschel673/
Uezel673/
Wittzäll672/
Waetsell671/
Waitsell671/
Witscehl671/
Witshell671/
Wistsell671/
Witchelt671/
Whitseld671/
Wezzl671/
Whaetsel671/
Whetchel671/
Whettsel671/
Uitzl671/
Wicel671/
Wetsl671/
Wetchell670/
Baitzell670/
Whitchel670/
Whytzell670/
Whittcel670/
Whitcell670/
Whitssel670/
Whitselt670/
Weazl670/
Wettsell670/
Huitzell670/

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