Wechsel Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wechsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wechsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2591:310,83231,514
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wechsel Last Name Facts

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

Wechsel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 807,857th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Wechsel occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Wechsel reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 310,832. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Wechsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wechsel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wechsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wechsel last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Wechsel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weichsel931,018/
Wechel9226/
Weichel862,425/
Whechel8611/
Wetchel865/
Wehchel861/
Wecel8323/
Weichzel8071/
Wecksell8062/
Weicksel8059/
Wheichel804/
Weichell803/
Wetschel803/
Whekchel801/
Whetchel801/
Waichsel801/
Wetchell800/
Bechel77686/
Wetsel77638/
Weksel7735/
Wichel7723/
Wychel7710/
Vechel775/
Wetcel774/
Wejcel773/
Wehzel772/
Weicel772/
Wedsel771/
Wiecel771/
Wegsel771/
Wexsel770/
Wietschel7595/
Wegscheld752/
Whekkchel751/
Wetchsilp751/
Bichsel712,922/
Whetsel711,419/
Whitsel71923/
Beachel71244/
Beichel71190/
Wetsell71137/
Witchel71118/
Betchel7178/
Beechel7160/
Waichel7130/
Vegchel7127/
Vechell7127/
Wicksel7122/
Whichel7114/
Weitschell717/
Wichell713/
Weitsel713/
Veichel712/
Westsel712/
Bechzel711/
Becksel711/
Widchel711/
Wetcell711/
Wetssel711/
Weitcel711/
Wieksel711/
Wejssel711/
Wajchel711/
Bejchel711/
Bethsel711/
Wecxell711/
Weytcel710/
Bechell710/
Wychell710/
Weihzel710/
Whiksel710/
Wettsel710/
Wetzsel710/
Weiksel710/
Wezel671,808/
Whitsell671,375/
Whetsell671,363/
Witchell671,294/
Witschel671,284/
Wicksell67335/
Beachell67268/
Wexel67260/
Whytsell67193/
Betschel6789/
Vecel6753/
Whychell6713/
Wheitsel678/
Beechell674/
Betchell673/
Wagschel671/
Waichell671/
Wycel671/
Witchelt671/
Weeksell671/
Whitseld671/
Westhsyl671/
Wheitcel671/
Whettsel671/
Wicel671/
Wecksäll671/
Vegchell671/
Waikesel671/
Whichell670/
Vetchell670/
Wetzsell670/
Weitsell670/
Whitchel670/
Whytesel670/
Whitssel670/
Beetchel670/
Whitselt670/
Wettsell670/

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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 Wechsel
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