Wartel Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Wartel Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Wartele, a village near Suwalki, Poland.

Wartel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8331:79,73911,254
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Poland611:623,09455,804
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wärtel (14) are calculated separately.

Wartel (41) may also be a first name.

Wartel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Wartele, a village near Suwalki, Poland.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Wartel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wartel is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Wärtel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wartel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,042nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. Wartel is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wartel live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Wartel is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 41 people.

The surname Wartel is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 79,739. In France Wartel is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent reside. Beside France this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Wartel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wartel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wartel last name grew 8,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wartel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wartel last name are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.31% registered to vote for the party.

Wartel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $49,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärtel9414/
Wartell92378/
Warthel924/
Bartel8328,891/
Wortel831,480/
Wertel83327/
Vartel8315/
Bartell776,914/
Wortell7757/
Woertel7733/
Worthel7717/
Varthel772/
Barhtel771/
Werteel771/
Vartell771/
Vartelt771/
Barttel771/
Werthel770/
Bartl7311,986/
Wertl7352/
Wörtl7315/
Varthell711/
Barttell711/
Weurthel710/
Vertel674,811/
Bortel671,466/
Vortel6751/
Bärtel6750/
Barthl6746/
Bartil6729/
Vartelova677/
Wärthl672/
Vartil672/
Bartll672/
Barteł671/
Wortèl671/
Wuertl671/
Wertil671/

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