Wadel Surname
Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname
Wadel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 664 | 1:545,872 | 45,193 |
| France | 444 | 1:149,601 | 23,173 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
The alternate forms: Wädel (18) are calculated separately.
Wadel (165) may also be a first name.
Wadel Demographics
Average Wadel Salary in
United States
$39,607 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Wadel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadel in the Marathi language | ||
| वाडेल | vadela | 53.85 |
| वाढेल | vadhela | 30.77 |
| वाडेळ | vadela | 7.69 |
| पाडेल | padela | 7.69 |
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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.
Waddell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis