Witzel Surname

57,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Witzel Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.

Witzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4211:14,8511,936
United States2,3851:151,97415,608
Brazil3251:658,69024,334
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
France701:948,896108,010
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England81:6,964,757184,742
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:103,11810,416

Witzel (32) may also be a first name.

Witzel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Witzel Last Name Facts

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

Witzel (Arabic: ويتزل) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Witzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Witzel? popularity and diffusion

Witzel is the 57,339th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 825,130 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Witzel live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Witzel is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The surname Witzel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,421 people, or 1 in 14,851. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 36 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Thuringia, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Witzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witzel last name rose 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witzel surname are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Witzel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning $48,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $60,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitzel9214,199/
Wietzel92299/
Witzell92298/
Whitzel92137/
Woitzel92134/
Waitzel92113/
Wizel91178/
Weitzell86200/
Whitzell86122/
Wittzell8681/
Wheitzel864/
Wietzell861/
Weitziel861/
Weittzel860/
Witzsell860/
Wetzel8350,010/
Weizel831,163/
Witzil83705/
Wiezel83581/
Witcel83234/
Witsel83210/
Wutzel83168/
Waizel83150/
Vitzel8348/
Wätzel8341/
Wizell8312/
Wiczel836/
Wützel831/
Wétzel831/
Whizel830/
Witzschel8040/
Whetzel773,357/
Wetzell771,099/
Whitsel77923/
Witsell77234/
Witchel77118/
Wiezell7785/
Weetzel7713/
Wettzel775/
Wuitzil774/
Weitsel773/
Weizell773/
Huitzel772/
Witzill772/
Vitzell771/
Weatzel771/
Wheizel771/
Weitcel771/
Hwaizel771/
Vaitzel771/
Waitsel770/
Whitzil770/
Wiedzel770/
Weutzel770/
Weihzel770/
Wutzell770/
Whitcel770/
Wetzsel770/
Wezel731,808/
Vizel73335/
Wuzel7340/
Wicel731/
Whitsell711,375/
Witchell711,294/
Witschel711,284/
Whetzell71136/
Wittsell71135/
Weichzel7171/
Wheitsel718/
Wuetzell712/
Wittzäll712/
Waitsell711/
Witscehl711/
Witshell711/
Wuhetzel711/
Wistsell711/
Witchelt711/
Whitseld711/
Wheetzel711/
Wheitcel711/
D'Wetzel711/
Wetzsell710/
Weitsell710/
Whitchel710/
Whytzell710/
Whittcel710/
Whitcell710/
Whitssel710/
Whitselt710/
Wettzell710/
Huitzell710/
Uitzil674,712/
Vitzil672,950/
Wetsel67638/
Vetzel67182/
Witsil67130/
Biczel67128/
Wietschel6795/
Viezel6791/
Wiciel6778/
Weazel6748/
Wezell6731/
Whitscell6730/
Huizel6726/
Wichel6723/
Wedzel6721/
Weezel6718/
Whitsield6712/
Whitchell6711/
Vitcel679/
Bitšel678/
Whittsell675/
Whyzel674/
Wetcel674/
Vaizel674/
Wehzel672/
Weuzel672/
Whezel672/
Wayzel672/
Weicel672/
Wyciel672/
Whitshell671/
Wiezil671/
Whitcield671/
Widtseldt671/
Wiecel671/
Vizuel671/
Widzil671/
Waizil671/
Viziel671/
Wutsel671/
Wyzell670/
Wetzil670/
Wuezel670/
Bitsel670/
Wheitsell670/
Wiscel670/
Wetxel670/

Witzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Witzel in the Arabic language
ويتزلwytzl-

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