Wetzger Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetzger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetzger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wetzger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetzger is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetzger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetzger is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wetzger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wetzger live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wetzger is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Wetzger is most numerous in: Arizona, where 50 percent live and New Jersey, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live.

Wetzger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetzger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wetzger last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetzer92513/
Wezger920/
Weitzer861,367/
Watzger8646/
Wietzer8633/
Betzger8623/
Witzger8615/
Wetzier862/
Weutzer860/
Wezer83122/
Wetze8311/
Weitzinger829/
Weitczer8020/
Westgerd808/
Betzer771,826/
Weitze77685/
Weizer77465/
Witzer77363/
Wiezer77201/
Wetser7779/
Wetzie7736/
Weazer7728/
Weezer7727/
Weyzer7716/
Wejzer7713/
Weczer777/
Weytze776/
Whetze773/
Wedzer772/
Wetzér772/
Wietze771/
Wethge771/
Wetzez771/
Wezjer771/
Wizger771/
Weuzer770/
Witzinger7526/
Wötzinger7526/
Witzchger751/
Weze73279/
Waitzer71169/
Witzier71120/
Waitzinger7195/
Beitzer7190/
Wetcher7187/
Wizgier7145/
Veitzer7142/
Wiezzer7123/
Wettges7120/
Weiczer7118/
Huetger7116/
Whitzer7112/
Witgert7112/
Wheezer7110/
Wieczer717/
Wittger716/
Bettzer714/
Betczer711/
Witzeer711/
Weitzez711/
Weizzer711/
Westser711/
Weitzes710/
Weitzey710/
Bitzger710/
Beetzer710/
Weitzee710/
Witsger710/
Witzzer710/
Wittzer710/
Wezee67305/
Wetscher67257/
Wizer67189/
Vezer67152/
Witchger6786/
Wuetcher6767/
Wetse6745/
Weize6737/
Wheze6736/
Wedze6729/
Betze6722/
Wecer6722/
Weideger6717/
Wezir6717/
Wezeh6716/
Uetze6715/
Wehze6712/
Wezey6711/
Wetzi6710/
Wätge679/
Weeze678/
Wieczerz677/
Wetje674/
Wästgerd674/
Wytze674/
Wyzer673/
Hweze672/
Wezea672/
Uezer672/
Witsgher671/
Weaze671/
Wezei671/
Wetchere671/
Wheytser671/
Weyze671/
Wueze671/
Wiethcer670/
Westseer670/
Whetcher670/
Huettger670/
Wetza670/
Witge670/

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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 Wetzger
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