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 surname Wankel (Arabic: انكل) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wankel is the 549,140th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. Wankel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wankel reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wankel is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States Wankel is most numerous in: Illinois, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Wankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wankel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wankel last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the 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
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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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