Wadell Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wadell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:583,67047,738
Sweden1861:52,9404,092
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominica11:75,891912
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Wadell (353) may also be a first name.

Wadell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadell is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,827th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wadell live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wadell is also the 463,770th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 353 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 583,670. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Wadell exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wadell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wadell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wadell surname rose 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wadell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wadell last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wadell surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddell9241,301/
Waidell9231/
Waedell9212/
Wadeell921/
Waudell921/
Watdell920/
Waydell920/
Weadell920/
Wadel911,426/
Wadll910/
Whaddell861/
Waaddell860/
Badell832,591/
Vadell832,012/
Wedell831,490/
Waddel83552/
Wodell83100/
Wajdel8330/
Waydel8326/
Wadeel8312/
Waidel8311/
Wadill833/
Waddll831/
Waedel831/
Wahdel831/
Waudel830/
Wadl80354/
Weddell773,269/
Woodell772,140/
Waddill77920/
Waidele77704/
Beadell77536/
Weidell77100/
Woddell7710/
Baddell779/
Vaudell776/
Weydell774/
Vaidell773/
Baudell771/
Woedell771/
Waydill771/
Weedell771/
Vaddell771/
Vasdell771/
Waydele771/
Wadeelh771/
Wadehel771/
Wuedell771/
Baydell770/
Waddiel770/
Wahadel770/
Wedel7310,283/
Badel735,660/
Vadel735,194/
Wadil73100/
Wadyl7366/
Wedll7346/
Wädel7318/
Waidl7310/
Wodel739/
Vadll735/
Badll733/
Wadeł731/
Wadhl731/
Wooddell711,376/
Wadelová7113/
Weisdell712/
Vassdell711/
Wheddell710/
Bodell672,702/
Weidel671,408/
Baudel671,290/
Weddel67568/
Beadel67320/
Woodel67244/
Vaudel67193/
Baydel67106/
Vedell6799/
Baidel6764/
Badill6745/
Wodill6739/
Baddel6735/
Bajdel6728/
Bahdel6717/
Badeel6711/
Weedel6710/
Vaidel678/
Baadel677/
Wedill676/
Vajdel674/
Waddil673/
Vodell672/
Woudel672/
Vadelt672/
Vuadel672/
Hvadel672/
Vaduel672/
Woidel672/
Waadil671/
Wediel671/
Vhadel671/
Vadehl671/
Wajdeł671/
Woddel670/
Woodll670/
Weddll670/
Wadleh670/
Weydel670/
Waddlt670/
Uedell670/
Wooddelll670/

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Wadell 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 Wadell
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