Wächtler Surname
Approximately 1,649 people bear this surname
Wächtler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,624 | 1:49,572 | 6,463 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Wachtler (2,164) are calculated separately.
Wächtler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wächtler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wächtler is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Wachtler. For other possible spellings of Wächtler click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wächtler? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 242,121st most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,419,373 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wächtler live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,624 people, or 1 in 49,572. In Germany Wächtler is most common in: Saxony, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachtler | 96 | 2,164 | / |
| Wechtler | 88 | 121 | / |
| Wichtler | 88 | 52 | / |
| Waechtler | 82 | 175 | / |
| Wachtlaer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Whitler | 80 | 588 | / |
| Bächtle | 80 | 307 | / |
| Wachtle | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wechtle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whetler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wichtle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whistler | 75 | 2,558 | / |
| Bechtler | 75 | 459 | / |
| Whittler | 75 | 349 | / |
| Vachtler | 75 | 33 | / |
| Bichtler | 75 | 2 | / |
| Whystler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vechtler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whestler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whetller | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whettler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whidtler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wetler | 71 | 133 | / |
| Witler | 71 | 78 | / |
| Whitle | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wästle | 71 | 12 | / |
| Whisthler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wihtle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Betchtler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitley | 67 | 43,483 | / |
| Whittle | 67 | 29,425 | / |
| Wittler | 67 | 2,271 | / |
| Bechtle | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Wheatle | 67 | 841 | / |
| Wastler | 67 | 388 | / |
| Whistle | 67 | 312 | / |
| Westler | 67 | 170 | / |
| Wettler | 67 | 147 | / |
| Whitlie | 67 | 102 | / |
| Wietler | 67 | 36 | / |
| Behtler | 67 | 24 | / |
| Withler | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wistler | 67 | 17 | / |
| Whetley | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weitler | 67 | 12 | / |
| Huetler | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wostler | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whitlle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whitlee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whitles | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whitlei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whettle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wethler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvytler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheatleyjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whytley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihtley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whytlle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitlet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whestle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wihttle | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wächtler
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