Wanel Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wanel (297) may also be a first name.

Wanel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanel is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wanel live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 511,663rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 297 people.

The last name Wanel is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Wanel exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Wanel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wanel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waniel9181/
Wainel9142/
Wannel9124/
Wanehl9120/
Wagnel9117/
Wahnel9110/
Wanell919/
Waynel911/
Wanelt910/
Whanel910/
Wanl896/
Wannell83712/
Whannel83172/
Wagnell8347/
Wahnelt838/
Wainele836/
Waynell835/
Wanniel831/
Watnell830/
Whanell830/
Waanell830/
Vanel802,361/
Banel80966/
Wanil80179/
Wenel8011/
Wahnl801/
Wonel800/
Whannell77128/
Whatnell7738/
Wangli732,271/
Weinel731,359/
Huanel73395/
Wenell73365/
Vannel73138/
Vaniel73105/
Vanell7381/
Bannel7377/
Banell7334/
Vanoel7324/
Vaneel7316/
Vanuel7315/
Vasnel7313/
Wehnel7311/
Wagnil739/
Vanael736/
Wonell736/
Vainel735/
Wannil735/
Vagnel733/
Baneel733/
Beanel733/
Wonnel732/
Vanđel732/
Weniel731/
Wonelh731/
Baunel731/
Vaneld731/
Vanelt731/
Weneel731/
Wanieł731/
Wöhnel731/
Veanel731/
Baynel730/
Vangeel672,173/
Weinelt67648/
Wonnell67312/
Bannell67197/
Vanniel67188/
Weinell67178/
Vanneel67150/
Waml67123/
Banl6784/
Banneel6768/
Vanl6765/
Wähnelt6759/
Weynell6751/
Weinehl6751/
Vannell6739/
Vagnell6710/
Wangnil676/
Baunell674/
Weinhel672/
Vaneell671/
Waynleh671/
Wägnell671/
Bainell671/
Vanneul671/
Wonl671/
Wannill671/
Weannil671/
Wounell670/
Weinele670/
Baynell670/
Whenell670/

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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 Wanel
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