Wettzel Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wettzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wettzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wettzel is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wettzel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wettzel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wettzel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Wettzel is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 50 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Germany Wettzel occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Wettzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wettzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wettzel surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weittzel930/
Wettzell930/
Wetzel9250,010/
Weitzel8614,199/
Whetzel863,357/
Wetzell861,099/
Wietzel86299/
Woetzel86211/
Weetzel8613/
Wetzelt8611/
Waetzel867/
Bettzel863/
Westzel862/
Weatzel861/
Wetzeld861/
Wattzel860/
Weutzel860/
Wettsel860/
Wetzsel860/
Wetzzel860/
Wezel831,808/
Wetzl83768/
Weitzell80200/
Whetzell80136/
Wittzell8081/
Wheitzel804/
Wuetzell802/
Wuhetzel801/
Wietzell801/
Wheetzel801/
Whettsel801/
Weistzel801/
Weitziel801/
D'Wetzel801/
Wetzsell800/
Wetzzell800/
Wettsell800/
Witzel778,832/
Betzel771,286/
Wötzel771,227/
Weizel771,163/
Wetsel77638/
Wiezel77581/
Watzel77285/
Vetzel77182/
Weitzl77140/
Weazel7748/
Wätzel7741/
Wezell7731/
Wedzel7721/
Wotzel7718/
Weezel7718/
Wetcel774/
Whetzl773/
Wehzel772/
Weuzel772/
Whezel772/
Wetgel771/
Wezzel771/
Wétzel771/
Wetzil770/
Wuezel770/
Wetxel770/
Wetzelová751/
Wezl7327/
Beitzel712,263/
Whetsel711,419/
Witzell71298/
Vettsel71228/
Wetsell71137/
Whitzel71137/
Woitzel71134/
Waitzel71113/
Wiezell7185/
Watzeel7129/
Wotszel7113/
Beetzel719/
Weddzel717/
Wetchel715/
Weitsel713/
Vetzell713/
Voetzel713/
Beatzel713/
Weizell713/
Wattsel712/
Westsel712/
Huetzel711/
Bethzel711/
Wedzell711/
Wetcell711/
Wetssel711/
Whatzel711/
Wheizel711/
Weitcel711/
Watzell711/
Wötzelt711/
Weazell710/
Weitgel710/
Betzell710/
Wiedzel710/
Weytcel710/
Whetzil710/
Westgel710/
Wistzel710/
Weihzel710/
Westzil710/
Wetzill710/
Whetsell671,363/
Watzl671,205/
Betzl67405/
Witzl67393/
Vezel67204/
Wizel67178/
Beitzell67155/
Wittsell67135/
Whitzell67122/
Wazel6776/
Weichzel6771/
Wötzl6744/
Vetzl6724/
Wecel6723/
Wözel6722/
Weizl679/
Wätzl679/
Wheitsel678/
Wozel678/
Wetzlová676/
Wezeł675/
Wezil674/
Wotzl673/
Wetschel673/
Uezel673/
Veyttsel672/
Wittzäll672/
Waetsell671/
Wezzl671/
Whaetsel671/
Wheitcel671/
Whetchel671/
Wetsl671/
Wetchell670/
Weitsell670/
Whytzell670/
Whittcel670/
Weazl670/
Witzzell670/
Witzsell670/

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