Wetzell Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Wetzell Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warinbert and Warinhari.

Wetzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa4871:39897
United States4671:776,14360,198
Peru811:392,39712,711
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Finland101:549,67032,186
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Wetzell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warinbert and Warinhari.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wetzell Last Name Facts

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

Wetzell is found most in Samoa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetzell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,587th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. Wetzell is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Wetzell live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Polynesia.

It is most frequently occurring in Samoa, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 398. Excluding Samoa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Peru, where 7 percent reside.

Wetzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetzell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetzell last name rose 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetzell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wetzell are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wetzell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 154.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,334 per year and in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitzell93200/
Whetzell93136/
Wuetzell932/
Wietzell931/
Wetzsell930/
Wetzzell930/
Wettzell930/
Wetzel9250,010/
Wezell9231/
Weitzel8614,199/
Whetzel863,357/
Wietzel86299/
Witzell86298/
Woetzel86211/
Wetsell86137/
Wiezell8685/
Weetzel8613/
Wetzelt8611/
Waetzel867/
Wettzel865/
Vetzell863/
Weizell863/
Westzel862/
Weatzel861/
Wedzell861/
Wetcell861/
Watzell861/
Wetzeld861/
Weazell860/
Betzell860/
Weutzel860/
Wetzsel860/
Wetzill860/
Wetzzel860/
Wezel831,808/
Wetzl83768/
Whetsell801,363/
Beitzell80155/
Whitzell80122/
Wittzell8081/
Wheitzel804/
Waetsell801/
Wuhetzel801/
Wheetzel801/
Weistzel801/
Weitziel801/
D'Wetzel801/
Wetchell800/
Weitsell800/
Whytzell800/
Weittzel800/
Witzzell800/
Wettsell800/
Witzsell800/
Witzel778,832/
Betzel771,286/
Wötzel771,227/
Weizel771,163/
Wetsel77638/
Wiezel77581/
Watzel77285/
Vetzel77182/
Weitzl77140/
Weazel7748/
Wätzel7741/
Wedzel7721/
Wotzel7718/
Weezel7718/
Wizell7712/
Wetcel774/
Whetzl773/
Wazell773/
Wehzel772/
Weuzel772/
Whezel772/
Wetgel771/
Wetsll771/
Vezell771/
Wezzel771/
Wétzel771/
Wyzell770/
Wetzil770/
Wuezel770/
Wetxel770/
Wetzelová751/
Wheetsell751/
Whetshell751/
Wheitsell750/
Wezl7327/
Beitzel712,263/
Whetsel711,419/
Witsell71234/
Whitzel71137/
Woitzel71134/
Waitzel71113/
Watsell7135/
Watzeel7129/
Bitzell7116/
Wotszel7113/
Uezzell7111/
Beetzel719/
Weddzel717/
Weitschell717/
Wetchel715/
Weitsel713/
Bettzel713/
Voetzel713/
Beatzel713/
Westsel712/
Witzill712/
Vitzell711/
Huetzel711/
Bethzel711/
Wetssel711/
Whatzel711/
Wheizel711/
Weitcel711/
Veazell711/
Wötzelt711/
Wizzell710/
Betsell710/
Weitgel710/
Wiedzel710/
Weytcel710/
Wattzel710/
Whetzil710/
Westgel710/
Wistzel710/
Weihzel710/
Wayzell710/
Wettsel710/
Westzil710/
Whitsell671,375/
Witchell671,294/
Watzl671,205/
Betzl67405/
Witzl67393/
Vezel67204/
Whytsell67193/
Wizel67178/
Wittsell67135/
Wazel6776/
Weichzel6771/
Wötzl6744/
Vetzl6724/
Wecel6723/
Wözel6722/
Weizl679/
Wätzl679/
Wheitsel678/
Wozel678/
Wetzlová676/
Wezeł675/
Wezil674/
Betchell673/
Weichell673/
Wotzl673/
Wetschel673/
Uezel673/
Wittzäll672/
Waitsell671/
Witshell671/
Wistsell671/
Wezzl671/
Whaetsel671/
Wheitcel671/
Whetchel671/
Whettsel671/
Wetsl671/
Vetchell670/
Baitzell670/
Whetsill670/
Whatsell670/
Whitcell670/
Weazl670/
Huitzell670/

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