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 found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weitzel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,125th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 513,244 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Weitzel live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 6,821 people, or 1 in 53,139. In The United States Weitzel is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Weitzel is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Weitzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weitzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weitzel surname increased 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weitzel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weitzel last name are 19.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.58% 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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