Wetschnig Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wetschnig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetschnig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1081:78,84711,877
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Wetschnig Last Name Facts

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

Wetschnig is most common in Austria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetschnig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Wetschnig occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wetschnig live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wetschnig is most common in Austria, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 78,847. In Austria it is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 55 percent live, Styria, where 22 percent live and Vienna, where 11 percent live. Not including Austria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witschnig89190/
Witschnigg842/
Woischnig7830/
Weischnik781/
Wesnigk7563/
Wechnik751/
Wessnig750/
Weichnik713/
Wischnik713/
Wessnigk711/
Bechnigh711/
Wettsnik710/
Woischnik6767/
Wäsnig677/
Weßnig672/
Betchnick671/

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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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  • 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 Wetschnig
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