Wettlaufer Surname

181,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wettlaufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettlaufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8651:42,5965,290
Germany8421:95,61211,919
United States6121:592,25348,330
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wettlaufer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wettlaufer is found most frequently in Canada. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettlaufer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 181,314th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,103,725 people. Wettlaufer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Wettlaufer are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wettlaufer is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 42,596. In Canada Wettlaufer is most frequent in: Ontario, where 80 percent are found, British Columbia, where 8 percent are found and Alberta, where 8 percent are found. Barring Canada it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Wettlaufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wettlaufer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wettlaufer last name increased 2,661 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wettlaufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wettlaufer are 10.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wettlaufer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.19% less than the national average, earning 207,002 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $53,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetlaufer95101/
Wettlauffer9520/
Whettlaufer951/
Wettlawfer902/
Wettleufer901/
Wittlaufer900/
Wealaufer841/
Welhafer780/
Wetlaufis740/
Belafer712/
Wilafer711/
Belaafer671/
Belahfer671/
Wilhafer670/

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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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  • 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 Wettlaufer
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