Wankell Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wankell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wankell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wankell is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankell? popularity and diffusion

Wankell is the 5,057,639th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wankell are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wankell is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany Wankell is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankel92582/
Wanckel86134/
Vankell8623/
Wangkel861/
Vankiell801/
Wanchell800/
Weinkell800/
Vankel7712/
Wankil771/
Wangkl771/
Vancell71109/
Wangkil7117/
Vankiel713/
Weinkel713/
Bonkell710/
Whenkel710/
Bankl67126/
Wancl6716/
Wongkoel671/
Wainchel671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wankell
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