Wettern Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Wettern Surname Definition:
From the Dutch, Wetten, Wetteren; a personal name.
Wettern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wettern Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Dutch, Wetten, Wetteren; a personal name.
Wettern Demographics
Average Wettern Salary in
United States
$36,474 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wettern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wettern Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wettern is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wettern? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,144,405th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wettern reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany Wettern is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent reside and Hamburg, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Wettern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wettern has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wettern last name rose 743 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wettern Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wettern last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wettern earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning 475,598 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $36,474 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetteren | 93 | 33 | / |
| Wetterin | 93 | 11 | / |
| Wetern | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wittern | 86 | 650 | / |
| Wethern | 86 | 245 | / |
| Vettern | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wattern | 86 | 3 | / |
| Weitern | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weatern | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whittern | 80 | 250 | / |
| Westerin | 80 | 53 | / |
| Westerén | 80 | 37 | / |
| Vetteren | 80 | 15 | / |
| Weathern | 80 | 12 | / |
| Weterink | 80 | 3 | / |
| Betterin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whestern | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetheren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetherne | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westerrn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Witteren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Watern | 77 | 41 | / |
| Betern | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weitering | 75 | 379 | / |
| Wittering | 75 | 194 | / |
| Westereng | 75 | 99 | / |
| Westering | 75 | 88 | / |
| Weetering | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wätteräng | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vettering | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weteringh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weterring | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witterind | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wittereen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westerenk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weißstern | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wietthorn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wethering | 75 | 0 | / |
| Westherin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weatheren | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bittern | 71 | 220 | / |
| Wathern | 71 | 98 | / |
| Vestern | 71 | 52 | / |
| Westeringh | 71 | 43 | / |
| Wateren | 71 | 28 | / |
| Böttern | 71 | 23 | / |
| Whittering | 71 | 12 | / |
| Whitern | 71 | 9 | / |
| Weathering | 71 | 7 | / |
| Veterin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Withern | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beterin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waterin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beteren | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witerin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uethern | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weitarn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wethorn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vattern | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wothern | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beetern | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wiethorn | 67 | 328 | / |
| Wietharn | 67 | 120 | / |
| Weithorn | 67 | 59 | / |
| Whittorn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Witthörn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veterina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vesterin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Witthorn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weitharn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witerina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Withernn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wisterin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Witering | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vesteren | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bitteren | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whethorn | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wettern
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