Wadell Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Wadell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 621 | 1:583,670 | 47,738 |
| Sweden | 186 | 1:52,940 | 4,092 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
Wadell (353) may also be a first name.
Wadell Demographics
Wadell Political Affiliation
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Wadell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadell is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wadell is the 411,827th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name Wadell is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wadell reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wadell is also the 463,770th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 353 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 583,670. In The United States Wadell is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Wadell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wadell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wadell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wadell last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wadell last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68% registered with the 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.
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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
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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 Wadell
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