Wetzig Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2931:62,2637,993
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Australia581:465,44335,949
Chile471:374,81910,292
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Wetzig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetzig is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetzig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetzig is the 236,109th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wetzig live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,293 people, or 1 in 62,263. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 52 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Wetzig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wetzig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetzig last name expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetzig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wetzig last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Wetzig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $41,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waetzig92106/
Weitzig9216/
Wietzig929/
Witzig831,935/
Wätzig83273/
Watzig83120/
Betzig83100/
Weyzig8356/
Wetsig8334/
Wetzeg830/
Weijzig7761/
Bettzig7711/
Witzeig771/
Whitzig771/
Betzaig771/
Betzhig770/
Wizig7366/
Wezik7319/
Wezeg733/
Witzik6771/
Wiezik6747/
Wedzik6734/
Watzik6733/
Witcig6716/
Wodzig6711/
Woezik6710/
Bitzig678/
Wetzek674/
Bätzig673/
Wezegh671/
Watzheigh670/
Witzic670/

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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 Wetzig
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