Wankel Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4731:766,29859,625
Canada531:695,20056,020
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wankel (32) may also be a first name.

Wankel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wankel (Arabic: انكل) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 549,140th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wankel are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

Wankel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 28 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Wankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wankel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wankel last name rose 2,782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wankel last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wankel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 281.12% more than the national average, earning 1,318,980 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $46,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanckel92134/
Wankell9215/
Wangkel921/
Vankel8312/
Wangkl831/
Wankil831/
Vankell7723/
Wangkil7717/
Weinkel773/
Vankiel773/
Whenkel770/
Bankl73126/
Wancl7316/
Wongkoel711/
Vankiell711/
Wainchel711/
Wanchell710/
Weinkell710/
Vancel67121/
Vonkel674/

Wankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wankel in the Arabic language
انكلankl-

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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 Wankel
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