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
Wettern Political Affiliation
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Wettern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wettern Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wettern occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wettern click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wettern? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,144,405th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wettern are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Wettern is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent live and Hamburg, where 20 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Wettern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wettern has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 743 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wettern Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wettern surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with 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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