Wetch Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Wetch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Wetch (14) may also be a first name.

Wetch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetch is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wetch live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 1,059,821. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Dakota, where 23 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Wetch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wetch surname increased 924 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wetch are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.38% registered to vote for the political party.

Wetch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $45,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetsch91802/
Weetch91180/
Wetche9176/
Weitch919/
Weatch911/
Westch911/
Wech89953/
Weitsch83124/
Wietsch837/
Watch803,519/
Weich802,942/
Weech801,184/
Weche801,125/
Betch80462/
Vetch80297/
Wotch80291/
Wechs80173/
Wytch8097/
Witch8037/
Weths8020/
Wuech8015/
Weach807/
Wetsh802/
Weych801/
Whech801/
Uetch801/
Wechh801/
Wechx801/
Wedch801/
Weistche77111/
Weitzsch7713/
Weitsche773/
Wec7566/
Veitch739,032/
Vetsch734,076/
Veatch733,208/
Witsch731,188/
Weiche73428/
Beatch73213/
Wetshe73142/
Beitch7397/
Beetch7364/
Weichs7348/
Vietch7328/
Woitch7328/
Witche7311/
Vetche7311/
Weithz737/
Weeche736/
Vestch735/
Witchs735/
Weache734/
Wytche734/
Wittch734/
Weiths733/
Whitch732/
Hweich731/
Bettch731/
Weyche731/
Wheech731/
Vaetch731/
Wedsch731/
Weithj731/
Weechs731/
Veetch730/
Weitzh730/
Wistch730/
Whatch730/
Bech6711,045/
Wich674,084/
Wetz671,783/
Wets67546/
Wych67494/
Vech67289/
Beitsch67219/
Woitsch67163/
Huetsch6773/
Vietsch6758/
Beetsch6754/
Beatsch6746/
Woitech6738/
Waitche6737/
Wäch6717/
Witzsch6715/
Wejc6710/
Wittche678/
Uech677/
Woytech676/
Wiec675/
Weic675/
Weathes673/
Wehz673/
Witc673/
Veitsch673/
Wecz673/
Weidche672/
Veutsch672/
Ouetche672/
D'Weich671/
Bettsch671/
Vestsch671/
Veitech671/
Wittsch671/
Veithch671/
Wuitsch671/
Weac671/
Wetj671/
Wezh671/
Uetc671/
Weithes670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wetch
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