Wetzlar Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Wetzlar Surname Definition:
(from a place name) A town in Germany.
Wetzlar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 229 | 1:351,552 | 34,059 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| 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 | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wetzlar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) A town in Germany.
Wetzlar Demographics
Average Wetzlar Salary in
United States
$104,775 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wetzlar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetzlar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wetzlar is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetzlar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 846,108th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wetzlar live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 351,552. In Germany Wetzlar is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Wetzlar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wetzlar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetzlar surname increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wetzlar Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wetzlar earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 110.13% more than the national average, earning R 499,356 per year and in United States they earn 142.82% more than the national average, earning $104,775 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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