Wotzel Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wotzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria161:532,21549,801
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

The alternate forms: Wötzel (1,227) are calculated separately.

Wotzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wotzel is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Wötzel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotzel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wotzel are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 532,215. In Austria it is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 88 percent reside, Tyrol, where 6 percent reside and Vienna, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Austria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Wotzel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wotzel last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wötzel941,227/
Woetzel92211/
Woitzel92134/
Wotszel9213/
Wozel918/
Wotzl913/
Wetzel8350,010/
Watzel83285/
Wutzel83168/
Wätzel8341/
Botzel8331/
Wützel831/
Wétzel831/
Whetzel773,357/
Wetzell771,099/
Watzelt7739/
Watzeel7729/
Weetzel7713/
Waetzel777/
Wettzel775/
Voetzel773/
Wuztzel771/
Whatzel771/
Watzeld771/
Watzell771/
Wötzelt771/
Wattzel770/
Weutzel770/
Wutzell770/
Wetzsel770/
Wetzzel770/
Wezel731,808/
Watzl731,205/
Wetzl73768/
Vozel73629/
Wutzl73584/
Wazel7376/
Wötzl7344/
Wuzel7340/
Wözel7322/
Wocel7311/
Wätzl739/
Botzl731/
Wotschel71190/
Woodzell71159/
Whetzell71136/
Wuetzell712/
Wotchell711/
Wuhetzel711/
Wheetzel711/
Wottchel711/
D'Wetzel711/
Wetzsell710/
Wetzzell710/
Wettzell710/
Batzel67882/
Wetsel67638/
Bätzel67399/
Vetzel67182/
Bötzel67123/
Wazael67114/
Wottschel67113/
Wazoel6753/
Butzel6742/
Wotschell6732/
Wezell6731/
Wochel6722/
Wedzel6721/
Wazeel6720/
Weezel6718/
Wocell6714/
Wodtschel6712/
Wutzelová6710/
Watzzl676/
Wetcel674/
Whetzl673/
Wazell673/
Watzil673/
Wehzel672/
Weuzel672/
Whezel672/
Waczel672/
Wadzel672/
Watzelova671/
Votčel671/
Votgel671/
Vatzel671/
Botsel671/
Watzelová671/
Votcel671/
Wojcel671/
Bodzel671/
Boczel671/
Bützel671/
Wutsel671/
Watsel670/
Wetzil670/
Wuezel670/
Voczel670/
Wotsil670/
Wauzel670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wotzel
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