Wetel Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wetel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria121:709,62061,025
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wetel (13) may also be a first name.

Wetel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetel is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Wetel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wetel is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 709,620. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 92 percent are found and Vienna, where 8 percent are found. Other than Austria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Wetel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wettel91442/
Weitel91126/
Wetell9192/
Weetel9116/
Wietel9116/
Weztel914/
Whetel913/
Weatel911/
Wethel911/
Wetiel910/
Wetl8986/
Westeel83281/
Wettell8319/
Wechtel8316/
Weetell835/
Wuestel835/
Weestel832/
Whettel831/
Wehttel831/
Wethell831/
Whetell831/
Weitiel831/
Weatell831/
Wietell831/
Weitelt831/
Wuettel831/
Weithel830/
Betel803,800/
Watel801,868/
Weitl80558/
Vetel80274/
Wettl8053/
Witel8035/
Wotel807/
Wetil801/
Weetl801/
Wethl801/
Wehtl800/
Wetyl800/
Weastell77173/
Whettell7753/
Wuhettel771/
Wethaell770/
Beitel731,886/
Wattel731,822/
Vettel73972/
Wittel73435/
Vestel73213/
Bettel73150/
Beytel73139/
Woitel7384/
Veitel7384/
Vetell7354/
Wotell7351/
Beetel7346/
Wathel7340/
Voetel7333/
Whitel7324/
Vethel7316/
Wojtel7313/
Betell7312/
Witell739/
Watell735/
Westøl735/
Huetel734/
Beatel734/
Vietel733/
Waytel733/
Withel732/
Wesztl732/
Wadtel731/
Wethil731/
Vetuel731/
Wateel731/
Witeel731/
Bejtel731/
Waitel730/
Whatel730/
Witiel730/
Westll730/
Beytell67837/
Withell67654/
Bettell67384/
Huettel67222/
Watteel67123/
Whitell67121/
Beittel67118/
Wichtel67101/
Whittel6776/
Wittell6742/
Wattell6741/
Vechtel6731/
Betl6729/
Whytell6725/
Withiel6724/
Viethel6722/
Viettel6715/
Watl678/
Wejstål677/
Wesstøl676/
Vettell674/
Witl673/
Vestell673/
Vetteel672/
Waitele672/
Bethtel672/
Beitell671/
Beatell671/
Whitelt671/
Vesstel671/
Veystel671/
Veethel671/
Beth'el671/
Wotl671/
Waistel670/
Wethill670/
Wathell670/
Whitiel670/
Vietiel670/
Withuel670/
Vesteel670/

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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 Wetel
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