Wetz Surname

227,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:456,49739,012
Germany6431:125,20315,285
England811:687,87739,238
Luxembourg791:7,3491,128
Austria581:146,81819,663
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Wetz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wetz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,494th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,087,238 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wetz reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wetz is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 456,497. In The United States Wetz is primarily found in: Texas, where 30 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Wetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wetz last name increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wetz surname are 25.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wetz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,981 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitz8912,598/
Wietz89172/
Wetze8911/
Wuetz898/
Weetz896/
Waetz893/
Weutz892/
Weytz891/
Wettz890/
Westz890/
Weatz890/
Woetz890/
Wez86254/
Weitze80685/
Weitsz80569/
Wheitz8010/
Weithz807/
Weytze806/
Whetze803/
Weitzs802/
Weitez801/
Weittz801/
Hweitz801/
Wietrz801/
Weidtz801/
Weitzh800/
Wietzs800/
Witz753,864/
Watz751,849/
Uetz75915/
Weiz75612/
Wets75546/
Vetz7581/
Wiez7530/
Weez7525/
Wotz759/
Weaz755/
Wehz753/
Wecz753/
Wezz752/
Weyz751/
Wötz751/
Vwez751/
Wezh751/
Wezs751/
Wjtz751/
Wytz751/
Hwez751/
Waitz671,852/
Vietz671,192/
Weets67938/
Weyts67782/
Veitz67365/
Wetch67359/
Huetz67319/
Weits67312/
Weuts67218/
Hwitz67119/
Wuitz6797/
Wiets6785/
Voetz6766/
Wattz6745/
Wetse6745/
Weizz6737/
Witzø6731/
Wetts6729/
Weths6720/
Hwatz6718/
Uetze6715/
Witcz6715/
Behtz6713/
Weitzsch6713/
Wetås6712/
Whitz6710/
Wests677/
Waytz676/
Wiecz675/
Weats674/
Wittz674/
Woitz674/
Wiedz674/
Wytze674/
Vaetz673/
Wheez673/
Weicz673/
Wedst672/
Whatz672/
Weizs672/
Wetsh672/
Ouetz672/
Witrz671/
Wohtz671/
Whets671/
Whetx671/
Hweez671/
Wuytz671/
Wättz671/
Wotsz671/
Witzs671/
Vettz671/
Wetss671/
Waatz671/
Uettz671/
Whytz670/
Bedtz670/
Wottz670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wetz
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