Wanell Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wanell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wanell (268) may also be a first name.

Wanell Last Name Facts

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

Wanell is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanell? popularity and diffusion

Wanell is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wanell live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 268 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,411,179. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent live and Region Zealand, where 50 percent live. Barring Denmark this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Wanell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wanell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wanell surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wannell92712/
Wagnell9247/
Waynell925/
Waanell920/
Watnell920/
Whanell920/
Wanel9132/
Whannell86128/
Whatnell8638/
Wenell83365/
Vanell8381/
Waniel8381/
Wainel8342/
Banell8334/
Wannel8324/
Wanehl8320/
Wagnel8317/
Wahnel8310/
Wonell836/
Waynel831/
Wanelt830/
Whanel830/
Wanl806/
Wonnell77312/
Bannell77197/
Weinell77178/
Whannel77172/
Weynell7751/
Vannell7739/
Vagnell7710/
Wahnelt778/
Wainele776/
Baunell774/
Wannill771/
Bainell771/
Wägnell771/
Vaneell771/
Wanniel771/
Baynell770/
Whenell770/
Wounell770/
Vanel732,361/
Banel73966/
Wanil73179/
Wenel7311/
Wahnl731/
Wonel730/
Whennell7116/
Baunnell710/
Wangli672,271/
Bonell671,954/
Weinel671,359/
Huanel67395/
Vannel67138/
Venell67115/
Vaniel67105/
Bannel6777/
Wenäll6727/
Vanoel6724/
Vanill6718/
Vaneel6716/
Vanuel6715/
Vasnel6713/
Wehnel6711/
Wagnil679/
Vanael676/
Wannil675/
Vainel675/
Baneel673/
Vagnel673/
Beanel673/
Wonnel672/
Vanđel672/
Veanel671/
Vonell671/
Weneel671/
Vanelt671/
Vaneld671/
Weniel671/
Wonelh671/
Baunel671/
Wanieł671/
Wöhnel671/
Bönell671/
Banill670/
Baynel670/

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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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  • 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 Wanell
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