Wotzlaw Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wotzlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotzlaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wotzlaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wotzlaw occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wotzlaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotzlaw? popularity and diffusion

Wotzlaw is the 2,203,767th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wotzlaw live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Wotzlaw is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 30 percent are found, Hesse, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watzlaw86120/
Woczlaw8612/
Wotslaw861/
Wotzław861/
Wetzlaw860/
Woclaw7740/
Wazlaw7721/
Watzlaf719/
Wáczlaw712/
Butzlaw712/
Watzlaff671/

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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
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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 Wotzlaw
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