Waeckel Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Waeckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waeckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1731:383,94656,838
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waeckel Last Name Facts

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

Waeckel is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waeckel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waeckel is the 1,257,535th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Waeckel are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Waeckel is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 383,946. In France Waeckel is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 58 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 6 percent live. Barring France Waeckel is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.

Waeckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waeckel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weckel92736/
Wackel9256/
Waekel920/
Weickel86231/
Woeckel8654/
Baeckel8653/
Wackell8640/
Wackiel862/
Weckell861/
Weckiel861/
Wieckel860/
Wakel83353/
Wekel83155/
Weckl83120/
Weickelt80184/
Wakeel7729,902/
Weikel773,816/
Waqeel77601/
Wöckel77295/
Wakiel77205/
Waikel77191/
Weickl77188/
Wockel7758/
Wiekel7756/
Wekell7750/
Woekel7734/
Wakoel778/
Baeckl777/
Wakell776/
Wäckel776/
Wekeel775/
Woeckl775/
Waykel774/
Wakkel774/
Vackel774/
Wejcel773/
Weicel772/
Weekel771/
Waukel771/
Wakl7310/
Wekl731/
Wacl731/
Weichel712,425/
Hueckel71178/
Waikele7137/
Waichel7130/
Weikelt7129/
Voeckel7119/
Weiskel7118/
Baekkel7114/
Whakeel716/
Weckéll714/
Waakeel712/
Waukcel711/
Wakkeel711/
Wajchel711/
Veickel711/
Wakeell711/
Vackeel711/
Waqeell711/
Wakkell711/
Bajekel711/
Baickel710/
Wakil6738,622/
Weikl671,309/
Vakel671,018/
Wöckl67154/
Wokel6737/
Wekil6735/
Waqel677/
Wakll674/
Wheichel674/
Weichell673/
Wockl672/
Wékel671/
Hueckell671/
Waichell671/
Weclh671/
Weekl671/
Vekel671/
Veckl671/
Wekyl671/
Wahkl671/
Wakhl671/
Waiskell670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waeckel
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