Wetcel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Wetcel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wetcel Last Name Facts

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

Wetcel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wetcel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetcel? popularity and diffusion

Wetcel is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wetcel are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Wetcel is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Ohio, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent reside.

Wetcel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetcel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetchel925/
Wetcell921/
Weitcel921/
Weytcel920/
Wecel9123/
Wetschel863/
Wheitcel861/
Whetchel861/
Wetchell860/
Wetzel8350,010/
Wetsel83638/
Witcel83234/
Betcel83200/
Wechel8326/
Wetkel833/
Wejcel833/
Weicel832/
Wetgel831/
Wiecel831/
Wetxel830/
Wietschel8095/
Weitzel7714,199/
Whetzel773,357/
Weichel772,425/
Whetsel771,419/
Wetzell771,099/
Wechsel77346/
Wietzel77299/
Woetzel77211/
Wetsell77137/
Witchel77118/
Betchel7778/
Weetzel7713/
Whechel7711/
Waetzel777/
Wettzel775/
Weitsel773/
Westsel772/
Huetcel771/
Weatzel771/
Wehchel771/
Wetssel771/
Wechzel771/
Weitgel770/
Beitcel770/
Weutzel770/
Wettsel770/
Whitcel770/
Wetzsel770/
Weitschell757/
Wezel731,808/
Wesel731,083/
Wegel73868/
Weßel73853/
Becel73622/
Wexel73260/
Vecel7353/
Wycel731/
Weclh731/
Wicel731/
Wechl731/
Weesl731/
Wetsl731/
Weichelt712,431/
Whetsell711,363/
Witchell711,294/
Witschel711,284/
Weichsel711,018/
Weitzell71200/
Wotschel71190/
Whetzell71136/
Betschel7189/
Weichzel7171/
Weicheld7122/
Wieschel7113/
Wheitsel718/
Weschgel716/
Wheitzel714/
Wheichel714/
Betchell713/
Weichell713/
Wuetzell712/
Waetsell711/
Witscehl711/
Wuhetzel711/
Witchelt711/
Wietzell711/
Whaetsel711/
Wheetzel711/
Wheicelt711/
Whettsel711/
Weitziel711/
D'Wetzel711/
Weschsel711/
Vetchell710/
Wetzsell710/
Weitsell710/
Whitchel710/
Whittcel710/
Weittzel710/
Weischel710/
Whitcell710/
Beetchel710/
Wettsell710/
Wettzell710/
Weigel6732,575/
Wessel6728,428/
Witzel678,832/
Weisel673,161/
Wiesel672,720/
Wötzel671,227/
Weizel671,163/
Bechel67686/
Wiezel67581/
Wegiel67468/
Weasel67453/
Weixel67437/
Weggel67326/
Watzel67285/
Wexell67214/
Witsel67210/
Vetzel67182/
Vetsel67145/
Wieżel67132/
Wottschel67113/
Weißel6793/
Weagel6785/
Weijel6783/
Werzel6780/
Wiciel6778/
Weazel6748/
Weichl6743/
Betsel6741/
Wätzel6741/
Witzschel6740/
Behcel6738/
Wotschell6732/
Wezell6731/
Wesell6730/
Whitscell6730/
Wegelt6730/
Wichel6723/
Wedzel6721/
Weygel6721/
Wazeel6720/
Wotzel6718/
Weezel6718/
Veczel6717/
Wießel6715/
Wedjel6715/
Wodtschel6712/
Whitchell6711/
Wychel6710/
Weshel679/
Vitcel679/
Betkel677/
Wixcel676/
Vejcel676/
Wiczel676/
Vechel675/
Weßell675/
Vecell672/
Wehzel672/
Weuzel672/
Whezel672/
Beicel672/
Weszel672/
Wyciel672/
Waczel672/
Betgel671/
Wedsel671/
Weesel671/
Whitcield671/
Whycel671/
Westsield671/
Wetsll671/
Wheetsell671/
Whetshell671/
Weischsel671/
Wezzel671/
Becell671/
Waciel671/
Veycel671/
Votcel671/
Wétzel671/
Wojcel671/
Bescel671/
Beciel671/
Wetsil670/
Weseel670/
Watsel670/
Wetzil670/
Wegell670/
Wuezel670/
Wheitsell670/
Wexsel670/
Wesael670/
Wiscel670/
Wesiel670/
Wedgel670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wetcel
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