Wutzel Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wutzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wutzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1181:72,16511,006
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Wützel (1) are calculated separately.

Wutzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wutzel is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Wützel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wutzel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Wutzel is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wutzel are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Austria, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 72,165. In Austria Wutzel is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 81 percent reside, Upper Austria, where 11 percent reside and Tyrol, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Austria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Wutzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wutzel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wützel941/
Wuztzel921/
Wutzell920/
Weutzel920/
Wutzl91584/
Wuzel9140/
Wuetzell862/
Witzel838,832/
Butzel8342/
Wotzel8318/
Weuzel832/
Wutsel831/
Wauzel830/
Wuezel830/
Wutzelová8010/
Wietzel77299/
Witzell77298/
Woetzel77211/
Whitzel77137/
Wotszel7713/
Wuitzil774/
Wuczell771/
Bautzel771/
Wutsell770/
Butzell770/
Beutzel770/
Witzl73393/
Wizel73178/
Wuzél735/
Wotzl733/
Butzl730/
Whitzell71122/
Wittzell7181/
Wutschel7152/
Wietzell711/
Witzsell710/
Whutsell710/
Witzzell710/
Witzil67705/
Buczel67371/
Witsel67210/
Vitzel6748/
Witzschel6740/
Budzel6735/
Butsel6729/
Wizell6712/
Wiczel676/
Vauzel673/
Whitzl671/
Bützel671/
Wuthschel670/
Wuchel670/
Whizel670/

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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 Wutzel
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