Weitzel Surname
Approximately 14,199 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,821 | 1:53,139 | 6,382 |
| Germany | 6,006 | 1:13,404 | 1,743 |
| Canada | 461 | 1:79,925 | 8,933 |
| Brazil | 222 | 1:964,299 | 34,285 |
| Argentina | 165 | 1:259,051 | 20,901 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| Chile | 85 | 1:207,253 | 6,537 |
| Luxembourg | 53 | 1:10,954 | 1,898 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,167 | 1:43,032 | 5,007 |
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.
Weitzel Demographics
Average Weitzel Salary in
United States
$45,022 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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