Wietz Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wietz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wietz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Wietz (227) may also be a first name.

Wietz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wietz is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wietz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Wietz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wietz reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 596,468th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 227 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States Wietz is primarily found in: Virginia, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Texas, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Denmark, where 10 percent are found.

Wietz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wietz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wietz surname expanded 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wietz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wietz surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Wietz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wietze911/
Wietrz911/
Wietzs910/
Witz893,864/
Wetz891,783/
Wiez8930/
Wieytez831/
Weitz8012,598/
Waitz801,852/
Vietz801,192/
Hwitz80119/
Wuitz8097/
Wiets8085/
Witzø8031/
Witcz8015/
Wetze8011/
Whitz8010/
Wuetz808/
Weetz806/
Wiecz805/
Wittz804/
Woitz804/
Wiedz804/
Weutz802/
Witrz801/
Weytz801/
Witzs801/
Wyitz801/
Wettz800/
Westz800/
Weatz800/
Wez75254/
Wiz75128/
Vietze731,218/
Weitze73685/
Weitsz73569/
Witzøe73149/
Waitze7339/
Wheitz7310/
Weithz737/
Weytze736/
Whetze733/
Widtzø733/
Wietse732/
Vieitz732/
Whaitz732/
Weitzs732/
Waitez731/
Waitrz731/
Weitez731/
Vietrz731/
Waittz731/
Weittz731/
Hweitz731/
Høwitz731/
Weidtz731/
Whuitz731/
Witzhe731/
Whiets730/
Weitzh730/
Whittz730/
Whitze730/
Uitz674,382/
Viez671,677/
Waiz671,638/
Widz671,622/
Vitz67922/
Uetz67915/
Weiz67612/
Wets67546/
Wits67311/
Vieytez67144/
Vetz6781/
Wizz6771/
Weez6725/
Witzsch6715/
Wicz6714/
Wietsch677/
Wiec675/
Weaz675/
Woiz674/
Wehz673/
Witc673/
Wecz673/
Wizh672/
Wjez672/
Wezz672/
Wieszcz672/
Wieć672/
Hwiz671/
Weyz671/
Wuiz671/
Woittez671/
Vwez671/
Wezh671/
Wezs671/
Wiyz671/
Wjtz671/
Wihz671/
Wytz671/
Wyiz671/
Hwez671/

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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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  • 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 Wietz
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