Wetjen Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9151:87,98411,089
United States4041:897,17667,678
Norway111:467,48139,375
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wetjen (10) may also be a first name.

Wetjen Last Name Facts

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

Wetjen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetjen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetjen is the 284,627th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wetjen are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 87,984. In Germany Wetjen is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent reside, Bremen, where 33 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Wetjen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wetjen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wetjen last name grew 1,347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetjen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wetjen last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85% registered with the political party.

The amount Wetjen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning 421,937 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.05% less than the national average, earning $31,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waetjen92187/
Wettjen922/
Wietjen921/
Wejen912/
Wätjen83482/
Watjen83198/
Weijen8321/
Wetsen8317/
Wetzen8313/
Wetgen8313/
Wesjen832/
Betjen831/
Wotjen831/
Wedjen831/
Wetyen830/
Witjen830/
Weitzen77223/
Weijzen77161/
Weitsen7747/
Wittjen7746/
Wettgen7741/
Westien7727/
Weijsen779/
Westgen776/
Wetzien772/
Hweyjen771/
Wietzen771/
Whitjen771/
Wheijen771/
Whetzen771/
Wetsoen771/
Weitien771/
Bethjen770/
Wietsen770/
Whetsen770/
Wuetzen770/
Wietien770/
Wesen735,921/
Vejen73403/
Wegen73358/
Wijen73170/
Weijn73162/
Wejin7395/
Wejem7354/
Wezen737/
Wetsn731/
Wexen731/
Wejnc731/
Weistien710/
Wiesen673,622/
Weggen67679/
Betzen67601/
Wetsin67442/
Weisen67439/
Weegen67191/
Witgen67179/
Wijsen67155/
Witsen67137/
Weseen67123/
Betgen6781/
Weigen6766/
Weyzen6744/
Weysen6735/
Weejin6735/
Wajsen6733/
Weesen6728/
Wegend6724/
Weijin6721/
Weizen6719/
Wijzen6716/
Wuesen6715/
Bejzen6712/
Weasen6711/
Betien6710/
Werzen679/
Watien679/
Vetsen677/
Wiseen676/
Watyen675/
Wajcen675/
Wiceen675/
Westjoint672/
Wiezen672/
Veijen672/
Weeshn672/
Wedsen671/
Wegenn671/
Wetzem671/
Veejen671/
Wesehn671/
Wegenk671/
Weycen671/
Weesin671/
Wegenc671/
Weuzen671/
Weesne670/
Wetzin670/
Wedgen670/
Wesend670/
Wesien670/
Weusen670/
Weagen670/
Whesen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wetjen
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