Wanzel Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wanzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Wanzel (13) may also be a first name.

Wanzel Last Name Facts

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

Wanzel is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wanzel are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wanzel is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 55 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Poland, where 16 percent reside.

Wanzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wanzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanzel last name rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wanzel surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wanzel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $60,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandzel921,575/
Wanzell9218/
Wanczel9212/
Wanzl9151/
Wandziel8613/
Wandzell8611/
Wangel83287/
Wansel83202/
Wancel83109/
Vanzel8320/
Banzel8310/
Wanzil831/
Wonzel830/
Wansell7795/
Banszel7756/
Wangiel7725/
Weinzel7725/
Wanshel7714/
Wangell773/
Vandzel772/
Wandzeł771/
Bandzel771/
Wandjel771/
Wonzell771/
Vanzell771/
Vanczel771/
Wainsel770/
Banzell770/
Vanziel770/
Wantgel770/
Wantcel770/
Wandzelová751/
Wancl7316/
Vanzl735/
Banzl732/
Wondzell7141/
Wanschel718/
Weintzel714/
Vanzeelt713/
Vangyzel712/
Weinziel712/
Weinzelt711/
Wanzlová711/
Wainchel711/
Wanshell711/
Baunzell710/
Weinzell710/
Wanchell710/
Wontzell710/
Watengel710/
Bancel671,914/
Bangel67983/
Vanzyl67784/
Vangel67685/
Bansel67383/
Banzil67348/
Vancel67121/
Bonzel67107/
Vansel6772/
Wangil6761/
Wongel6753/
Wattengel6734/
Wainschel6719/
Vonzel679/
Wansil678/
Vanszl676/
Wanjil675/
Vanjel673/
Weisenzel672/
Banzyl672/
Vanzil672/
Wajnszyld672/
Banšel672/
Wonsel671/
Wanhsl671/
Wasenseel671/
Uanzyl671/
Wamgel671/

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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 Wanzel
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