Wettmer Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wettmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wettmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wettmer occurs most in Switzerland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wettmer reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wettmer is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 182,509. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, where 62 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 22 percent live and Canton of Lucerne, where 13 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Wettmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wettmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wettmer surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetthmer930/
Weittmer930/
Wetmer925/
Wittmer865,622/
Bettmer8686/
Wetmere861/
Weitmer860/
Wietmer860/
Westmer860/
Wemer83517/
Wittmier80187/
Whittmer8057/
Wittmeir8016/
Wittmere806/
Westmere803/
Westmeir802/
Weitmier801/
Weitemer800/
Westmeyr800/
Weimer7722,758/
Witmer778,782/
Wiemer776,578/
Wemmer771,166/
Wehmer77630/
Weymer77486/
Weamer77256/
Weemer7747/
Wemere7718/
Wemert7715/
Whemer779/
Wejmer777/
Watmer772/
Betmer771/
Wotmer771/
Westme771/
Wetmre771/
Wetmyr771/
Wemier771/
Wietme771/
Wittme771/
Wemger771/
Weumer770/
Whittmere752/
Weitemeir752/
Whittmier751/
Whittmeir750/
Weme73207/
Whitmer717,353/
Wemmert71295/
Weijmer71233/
Witmeur71114/
Weymier7174/
Wehmeir7172/
Weimmer7164/
Witmier7122/
Weimeir7120/
Weasmer7112/
Weamert7110/
Vittmer717/
Bittmer716/
Wehmier715/
Withmer714/
Wittmes713/
Witmere712/
Weesmer712/
Wiemmer711/
Vottmer711/
Witmmer711/
Wiotmer711/
Wiemier711/
Weimere711/
Weymeir711/
Whehmer711/
Veitmer711/
Wetmire710/
Watmier710/
Witmeir710/
Weimeur710/
Wittmir710/
Beitmer710/
Vietmer710/
Wehmeyr710/
Veatmer710/
Wimer675,106/
Wymer674,656/
Wieme671,078/
Bemer67921/
Wemme67174/
Vemer67149/
Wetmi6799/
Wemea6778/
Weime6739/
Weyme6735/
Weihmeir6732/
Whitmier6725/
Wemei6725/
Whitmere6723/
Wittmayr6721/
Weeme6716/
Wheme6715/
Wittmair6714/
Weitmayr6714/
Weammert679/
Vietmeir679/
Weymerth678/
Wemey676/
Whittmee676/
Wemeu676/
Wemez676/
Whitmeer673/
Westmire673/
Weame673/
Wemje673/
Betme672/
Westmead672/
Whitmeir671/
Wittmire671/
Wehme671/
Wehmeird671/
Vietmier671/
Wemie671/
Wejme671/
Weume671/
Westmair671/
Wemed671/
Whetmire670/
Wehymier670/
Veitmeir670/
Wiehmier670/
Westmyre670/
Wemir670/
Wistmeir670/
Wemee670/
Veitmger670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wettmer
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