Wendell Surname

75,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wendell Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Wendimar (wander, famous).

Wendell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8571:61,8857,244
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Peru591:538,71414,638
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Finland541:101,79110,352
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Australia351:771,30649,759
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Israel251:342,30528,607
England221:2,532,63991,802
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9741:51,5595,835

Wendell (97,733) may also be a first name.

Wendell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Wendimar (wander, famous).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch.) Wandelaar, a walker, hence a traveler. The name may be local, and derived from Wandle, a river in Surrey, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Wendell Last Name Facts

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

Wendell (Arabic: ويندل, Marathi: वेन्डेल, Oriya: େୱନେଡଲ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,750th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,125,142 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wendell live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 10,411th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 97,733 people.

The last name Wendell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,857 people, or 1 in 61,885. In The United States Wendell is most frequent in: Nevada, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Wendell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wendell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 601 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wendell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wendell last name are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Wendell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,722 per year; in United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $47,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weindell937/
Wuendell931/
Weendell931/
Wenduell931/
Wendeell931/
Wiendell931/
Wendel9224,407/
Wendll920/
Whenndell881/
D'Wendell881/
Windell861,757/
Weindel861,616/
Bendell861,261/
Vendell8640/
Wändell8621/
Wendehl8610/
Wiendel867/
Wenndel863/
Wyndell863/
Wendill862/
Weendel861/
Hwendel860/
Wendl833,681/
Wndel831/
Weinedel804/
Wynndell801/
Wendeldt800/
Whindell800/
Bendel776,380/
Weindl773,373/
Vendel772,458/
Windel77972/
Wiendl77903/
Wändel7740/
Wendyl777/
Uendel774/
Wændel771/
Wyndel771/
Wemdel770/
Wendil770/
Wendelová758/
Wendelova751/
Wndl732/
Vindell71787/
Bindell71128/
Waindel7130/
Vehndel7117/
Vaendel7112/
Windill714/
Vendelø713/
Vendill711/
Windael711/
Windoel711/
Bendill711/
Wendleh710/
Bendl671,732/
Windl67450/
Vendl67342/
Wendlová6780/
Wędel671/
Wendlova671/
Windllph671/

Wendell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wendell in the Oriya language
େୱନେଡଲewanedala-
Wendell in the Marathi language
वेन्डेलvendela63.64
वेन्डेलाvendela27.27
वेन्देvende9.09
Wendell in the Arabic language
ويندلwyndl-
ندلndl-

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