Wavel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jersey
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wavel (245) may also be a first name.

Wavel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wavel occurs most in Jersey. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wavel reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 570,604th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 245 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Jersey, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 99,202. Other than Jersey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Wales, where 33 percent live.

Wavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wavel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wavel last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wavell91251/
Weavel9134/
Wavele917/
Wayvel916/
Waivel912/
Waveld911/
Whavel911/
Weavell8367/
Waveeld831/
Weaveil831/
Waivell831/
Bavel80263/
Vavel8033/
Wawel8024/
Wevel805/
Uavel800/
Wavil800/
Wovel800/
Wavesltd771/
Weavil73580/
Bayvel7394/
Vauvel7371/
Wevell7360/
Vavele7317/
Bavell7314/
Wawiel7313/
Wawele7312/
Baivel7310/
Vavhel736/
Beavel733/
Vhavel732/
Wovell731/
Wovele731/
Weivel731/
Uhavel731/
Huavel731/
Wavill730/
Wachveitl711/
Whawell67213/
Weavill67181/
Wheavil6741/
Wawelle6710/
Wattvil679/
Vavhele676/
Weitvel673/
Vavelle672/
Wajwele671/
Waiwele671/
Veavell671/
Weisvel671/
Weivell670/
Beavell670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wavel
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