Wetzka Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetzka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetzka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1801:447,25339,773
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wetzka Last Name Facts

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

Wetzka is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wetzka.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetzka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wetzka are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 447,253. In Germany Wetzka is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 54 percent live, Saxony, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Wetzka exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Wetzka Last Name Statistics demography

Wetzka earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 110.32% more than the national average, earning $90,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wezka9129/
Watzka83810/
Wotzka83300/
Wetzke83264/
Wetzko8389/
Witzka8354/
Wetzky8327/
Wytzka8326/
Wetzki8319/
Weiteszka801/
Wietzke77868/
Wetzker7795/
Wietzki7735/
Weitzke776/
Wetchka773/
Wetschka71163/
Weitzker719/
Wehetska710/
Watzko67283/
Witzky67215/
Wotzko67129/
Betzko6749/
Witzko6747/
Wodzka6742/
Woczka6738/
Wyczka6721/
Wiecka6718/
Beczka6713/
Bitzka6712/
Witska676/
Weicka674/
Vetska673/
Wiczka672/
Wätzke672/
Waczka671/
Betzki670/
Betzke670/
Wetzco670/

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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 Wetzka
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