Wetsel Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wetsel Surname Definition:

Local. From Wezel, a town on the lower Rhine.

Wetsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6361:569,90446,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:163,04814,833

Wetsel (27) may also be a first name.

Wetsel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From Wezel, a town on the lower Rhine.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Wetsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetsel occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wetsel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wetsel is the 512,152nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wetsel are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 569,904. In The United States Wetsel is primarily found in: Texas, where 33 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Wetsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wetsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wetsel last name expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wetsel surname are 12.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.68% registered with the political party.

Wetsel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whetsel921,419/
Wetsell92137/
Weitsel923/
Westsel922/
Wetssel921/
Wettsel920/
Wetzsel920/
Wetsl911/
Whetsell861,363/
Wheitsel868/
Wetschel863/
Waetsell861/
Whaetsel861/
Whettsel861/
Wetzsell860/
Weitsell860/
Wettsell860/
Wetzel8350,010/
Witsel83210/
Vetsel83145/
Betsel8341/
Wetcel834/
Wedsel831/
Wetgel831/
Wetsll831/
Wetsil830/
Watsel830/
Wetxel830/
Wietschel8095/
Westsield801/
Wheetsell801/
Whetshell801/
Wheitsell800/
Weitzel7714,199/
Whetzel773,357/
Wetzell771,099/
Whitsel77923/
Wechsel77346/
Wietzel77299/
Witsell77234/
Vettsel77228/
Woetzel77211/
Veytsel77152/
Watsell7735/
Betssel7726/
Weetzel7713/
Wotszel7713/
Wetzelt7711/
Veitsel7710/
Waetzel777/
Wetchel775/
Wettzel775/
Vietsel774/
Wattsel772/
Westzel772/
Weatzel771/
Wetcell771/
Whatsel771/
Whetsil771/
Weitcel771/
Wetzeld771/
Bethsel771/
Waitsel770/
Betsell770/
Weitgel770/
Weytcel770/
Beitsel770/
Westgel770/
Weutzel770/
Veetsel770/
Wetzzel770/
Weitschell757/
Wezel731,808/
Wetzl73768/
Wecel7323/
Watsl7312/
Betsl730/
Whitsell711,375/
Witschel711,284/
Weichsel711,018/
Weitzell71200/
Whytsell71193/
Wotschel71190/
Whetzell71136/
Wittsell71135/
Betschel7189/
Wheitzel714/
Veyttsel712/
Wuetzell712/
Waitsell711/
Witscehl711/
Witshell711/
Wuhetzel711/
Wistsell711/
Wietzell711/
Whitseld711/
Westhsyl711/
Wheetzel711/
Wheitcel711/
Whetchel711/
Weistzel711/
Weitziel711/
D'Wetzel711/
Wetchell710/
Weittzel710/
Whetsill710/
Whatsell710/
Whytesel710/
Whitssel710/
Whitselt710/
Wetzzell710/
Witzsell710/
Wettzell710/
Witzel678,832/
Betzel671,286/
Wötzel671,227/
Weizel671,163/
Wiezel67581/
Watzel67285/
Witcel67234/
Betcel67200/
Vetzel67182/
Weitzl67140/
Witsil67130/
Vatsel67125/
Wottschel67113/
Weazel6748/
Wätzel6741/
Witzschel6740/
Wotschell6732/
Wezell6731/
Whitscell6730/
Wechel6726/
Wedzel6721/
Wazeel6720/
Wotzel6718/
Weezel6718/
Whitsield6712/
Wodtschel6712/
Betsyl676/
Whittsell675/
Vytsel675/
Whetzl673/
Vetselova673/
Wejcel673/
Wehzel672/
Weuzel672/
Whezel672/
Weicel672/
Whitshell671/
Widtseldt671/
Wattsl671/
Wetzelová671/
Wheatsill671/
Wiecel671/
Wadsel671/
Wezzel671/
Wétzel671/
Wetzil670/
Bettsl670/
Wuezel670/
Bitsel670/
Wiscel670/
Wotsil670/

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