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 surname Wavel has its highest incidence in Jersey. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wavel live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. Wavel is also the 570,604th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 245 people.

The surname Wavel is most numerous in Jersey, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 99,202. Barring Jersey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Wales, where 33 percent are found.

Wavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wavel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wavel surname contracted 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis