Wetzker Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetzker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetzker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wetzker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetzker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wetzker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetzker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetzker is the 1,907,068th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Wetzker is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Wetzker live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 40 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Minnesota, where 18 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Wetzker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetzker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetzker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wetzker last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Wetzker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitzker939/
Wietzker931/
Wetzke92264/
Wietzke86868/
Watzker869/
Wötzker868/
Weitzke866/
Betzker860/
Wecker775,910/
Wetzka77196/
Wetzky7727/
Wetzki7719/
Wätzke772/
Betzke770/
Weicker711,306/
Vietzke71607/
Weycker71138/
Wiecker71104/
Beitzke7142/
Bitzker7140/
Wietzki7135/
Betsker7128/
Witsker7128/
Witzkie715/
Whizker712/
Woytzke712/
Watsker711/
Weckher711/
Waitzke711/
Witcker710/
Witzkey710/
Weecker710/
Whecker710/
Betchker6715/
Whitcker676/
Wojczker671/
Weichker670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wetzker
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