Wetzer Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Wetzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 191 | 1:421,495 | 38,230 |
| Netherlands | 158 | 1:106,881 | 17,196 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Wetzér (2) are calculated separately.
Wetzer (10) may also be a first name.
Wetzer Demographics
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Wetzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetzer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Wetzér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetzer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 604,614th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wetzer live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 10 people.
The last name Wetzer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 421,495. In Germany Wetzer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 31 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.
Wetzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wetzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wetzer surname declined 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wetzer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wetzer are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wetzer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.
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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
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