Witzel Surname
Approximately 8,832 people bear this surname
Witzel Surname Definition:
(German) Variants of Weitz, q.v.
Witzel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,421 | 1:14,851 | 1,936 |
| United States | 2,385 | 1:151,974 | 15,608 |
| Brazil | 325 | 1:658,690 | 24,334 |
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| Denmark | 112 | 1:50,399 | 5,183 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 487 | 1:103,118 | 10,416 |
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.
Witzel Demographics
Witzel Political Affiliation
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Witzel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witzel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Witzel (Arabic: ويتزل) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Witzel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,339th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 825,130 people. Witzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Witzel live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 32 people.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 5,421 people, or 1 in 14,851. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Thuringia, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Witzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Witzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witzel surname expanded 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Witzel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Witzel last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.27% registered to vote for 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
Witzel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Witzel in the Arabic language | ||
| ويتزل | wytzl | - |
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Footnotes
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