Wagschal Surname

285,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Wagschal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagschal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5671:141,98517,168
United States3971:912,99568,645
Israel2711:31,5784,467
Canada461:800,99162,809
Belgium201:574,83253,219
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wagschal Last Name Facts

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

Wagschal is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagschal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 285,461st most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,410,205 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wagschal reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 141,985. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bremen, where 72 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 20 percent reside.

Wagschal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wagschal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wagschal last name rose 6,617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wagschal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wagschal surname are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wagschal earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning $35,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.67% more than the national average, earning $88,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagschall9422/
Wagsschal941/
Wagshal9380/
Wagshall8824/
Wakschal8818/
Wagshol8015/
Vagshal8012/
Wakshal808/
Bagshal801/
Bagshall759/
Waksal7122/
Bagsal713/
Bogschall711/
Baxshal674/
Bacshal674/
Vacchal673/

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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 Wagschal
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