Wetschel Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wetschel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wetschel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetschel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetschel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wetschel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetschel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wetschel is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wetschel occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wetschel live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Wetschel is primarily found in: Saxony, where 50 percent are found and Thuringia, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Wetschel
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