Wadel Surname

272,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Wadel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6641:545,87245,193
France4441:149,60123,173
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Canada761:484,81041,569
Norway491:104,94514,093
India351:21,916,154310,282
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

The alternate forms: Wädel (18) are calculated separately.

Wadel (165) may also be a first name.

Wadel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadel (Marathi: वाडेल) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Wädel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,809th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,110,481 people. The last name Wadel is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wadel reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wadel is also the 712,876th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 165 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 545,872. In The United States Wadel is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found and Kansas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Wadel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wadel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wadel last name expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadel last name are 35.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wadel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning 356,828 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $39,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wädel9318/
Wadell91847/
Waddel91552/
Wajdel9130/
Waydel9126/
Wadeel9112/
Waidel9111/
Waedel911/
Wahdel911/
Waudel910/
Wadl89354/
Waddell8341,301/
Waidele83704/
Waidell8331/
Waedell8312/
Wadeell831/
Waudell831/
Waydele831/
Wadeelh831/
Wadehel831/
Watdell830/
Waydell830/
Waddiel830/
Weadell830/
Wahadel830/
Wedel8010,283/
Badel805,660/
Vadel805,194/
Wadil80100/
Wadyl8066/
Waidl8010/
Wodel809/
Wadeł801/
Wadhl801/
Wadll800/
Wadelová7713/
Whaddell771/
Waaddell770/
Badell732,591/
Vadell732,012/
Wedell731,490/
Weidel731,408/
Baudel731,290/
Weddel73568/
Beadel73320/
Woodel73244/
Vaudel73193/
Baydel73106/
Wodell73100/
Baidel7364/
Baddel7335/
Bajdel7328/
Bahdel7317/
Badeel7311/
Weedel7310/
Vaidel738/
Baadel737/
Vajdel734/
Waddil733/
Wadill733/
Woudel732/
Vadelt732/
Vuadel732/
Hvadel732/
Vaduel732/
Woidel732/
Waadil731/
Waddll731/
Wediel731/
Vhadel731/
Vadehl731/
Wajdeł731/
Woddel730/
Wadleh730/
Weydel730/
Waddlt730/
Weddell673,269/
Woodell672,140/
Waddill67920/
Wedl67799/
Beadell67536/
Weidele67489/
Badl67288/
Weidelt67198/
Woodiel67156/
Wödl67127/
Weidell67100/
Vadl6764/
Wodl6756/
Wádl6711/
Woddell6710/
Baddell679/
Vaudell676/
Weydell674/
Vaidell673/
Vaydele672/
Baudell671/
Woedell671/
Wooddel671/
Woodeel671/
Waydill671/
Weedell671/
Vaddell671/
Vadehel671/
Vasdell671/
Wuedell671/
Baydell670/
Waddild670/
Waddlep670/

Wadel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadel in the Marathi language
वाडेलvadela53.85
वाढेलvadhela30.77
वाडेळvadela7.69
पाडेलpadela7.69

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Wadel Reference & Research

Waddell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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 Wadel
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