Wancel Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wancel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wancel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland581:655,32357,058
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wancel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wancel is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wancel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Wancel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wancel reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Wancel is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 655,323. Aside from Poland Wancel exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Wancel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wancel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wancel last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wancel Last Name Statistics demography

Wancel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning $30,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanczel9212/
Wantcel920/
Wancl9116/
Wanschel868/
Wainchel861/
Wanchell860/
Bancel831,914/
Wangel83287/
Wansel83202/
Wanzel83178/
Vancel83121/
Wainschel8019/
Wandzel771,575/
Vancell77109/
Wansell7795/
Vanciel7744/
Wangiel7725/
Wanzell7718/
Bancell7715/
Wanshel7714/
Wangell773/
Vanczel771/
Banchel771/
Vanchel771/
Banceel771/
Wandjel771/
Wainsel770/
Wantgel770/
Vancl73278/
Wanzl7351/
Vanschel7158/
Wandziel7113/
Wandzell7111/
Wonschel715/
Vainchel713/
Wanshell711/
Watengel710/
Vancil672,489/
Bancil671,348/
Bangel67983/
Vangel67685/
Bansel67383/
Boncel67109/
Vansel6772/
Wangil6761/
Wongel6753/
Weinschel6750/
Wattengel6734/
Vanschelt6729/
Vanzel6720/
Banzel6710/
Wansil678/
Wanjil675/
Vancelová673/
Vanjel673/
Banšel672/
Wonsel671/
Wanhsl671/
Wasenseel671/
Wanzil671/
Vancelova671/
Wamgel671/
Wonzel670/

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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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  • 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 Wancel
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