Wetzlar Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wetzlar Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A town in Germany.

Wetzlar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2291:351,55234,059
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wetzlar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A town in Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watzlar861/
Wetslar860/
Witzlar860/
Weclarz711/
Whitslar6749/
Witclair671/
Vizlar6287/
Wiclar621/
Witslor571/
Bechlar570/
Beachlar531/
Beechlar530/
Whitslor530/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wetzlar
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