Wettels Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wettels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1151:700,04753,529
United States501:7,249,179331,838
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wettels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wettels is found most in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wettels.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wettels are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Hesse, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Wettels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wettels are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wettels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.77% less than the national average, earning R 97,968 per year and in United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiettels931/
Bettels86812/
Wittels86407/
Wettles867/
Wattels863/
Weytels861/
Vettels861/
Whittels802/
Wittelsz802/
Wattells800/
Weßels77859/
Wheels7735/
Betels7713/
Wecels776/
Bettls771/
Watels771/
Weeles771/
Vetels770/
Bettles711,207/
Wattles71781/
Wheeles71522/
Wittles7186/
Wehsels7110/
Whitels714/
Beitels713/
Vittels712/
Weisels712/
Wheelss712/
Wattils712/
Watells711/
Huettls711/
Weselss711/
Bittels711/
Wattelz710/
Behtels710/
Wottles710/
Beetels710/
Withels710/
Wheeless671,351/
Whittles671,292/
Weals67109/
Weyls6782/
Weils6779/
Weles6756/
Wesselsz6725/
Wesselse6719/
Whistels671/
Watls671/
Weichels671/
Wuessels671/
Beattles671/
Wessesls671/
Vesstels671/
Whattles670/
Whels670/
Betls670/

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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
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  • 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 Wettels
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