Wettig Surname

254,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wettig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0311:78,0859,875
United States4561:794,86661,363
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Wettig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wettig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettig? popularity and diffusion

Wettig is the 254,097th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,686,525 people. The surname Wettig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wettig are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,031 people, or 1 in 78,085. In Germany Wettig is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Wettig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wettig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wettig surname rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wettig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wettig surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wettig earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuettig920/
Wetig9116/
Wittig8322,033/
Bettig83449/
Wietig8386/
Wuetig8338/
Weitig8322/
Wattig8317/
Wottig830/
Huettig77193/
Whittig7761/
Wettick778/
Bettigg773/
Wittigs771/
Beattig771/
Wittieg770/
Wietieg770/
Wittigh770/
Wetik73227/
Betig7355/
Watig7354/
Witig7346/
Wotig731/
Westtick710/
Bättig673,007/
Bittig67179/
Vettik67103/
Wittik6749/
Bethig6742/
Wetick6733/
Huetig6733/
Vietig6723/
Wattik6722/
Bettic6720/
Wittic6719/
Böttig6716/
Vattig6711/
Whitig6710/
Vittig678/
Wittigová672/
Veytig671/
Wetizc671/
Vestig671/
Béttig671/
Wyttyg671/
Beatig671/
Wathig671/
Veitig670/
Witteg670/
Whetik670/
Witeig670/

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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 Wettig
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