Wasdell Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wasdell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasdell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Wales91:343,83718,086
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196

Wasdell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasdell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wasdell.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasdell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wasdell reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 34 percent are found, Lancashire, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Wasdell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wasdell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wasdell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wasdell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning R 223,884 per year; in United States they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning $79,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $45,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasdel920/
Wesdell8616/
Basdell8610/
Vasdell861/
Baysdell8040/
Weisdell802/
Vassdell801/
Beasdell801/
Bashdell800/
Baisdell800/
Wajdel7730/
Wasdil773/
Basdel773/
Bosdell7196/
Bazdell7124/
Washdil713/
Baisdel711/
Vesdell710/
Weisedel6744/
Westdehl671/
Bossdell670/
Weishedel630/
Basdil62137/
Vajdel624/
Wazdil622/
Vesdel622/
Bazdel621/
Wajdeł621/
Bosdel620/
Weischedel59548/
Boxdell5729/
Vezsdel571/
Veszdel571/
Boisdel570/
Weischeddel561/
Weisschedel560/
Vajdl50102/

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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 Wasdell
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