Wechtel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Wechtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wechtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wechtel Last Name Facts

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

Wechtel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechtel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wechtel is the 4,908,606th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wechtel are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 33 percent reside, North Carolina, where 33 percent reside and Ohio, where 20 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Wechtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wechtel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wechtel surname fell 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wechtel Last Name Statistics demography

Wechtel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wechtl9291/
Wectel922/
Bechtel8615,104/
Wachtel867,383/
Wichtel86101/
Vechtel8631/
Wehttel861/
Wochtel860/
Wetel8324/
Wehtl830/
Wachtell80161/
Bechtell8096/
Beachtel8042/
Betchtel8010/
Beichtel805/
Beschtel802/
Viechtel801/
Wechstyl801/
Beechtel800/
Huechtel800/
Wettel77442/
Wachtl77338/
Wichtl77218/
Weitel77126/
Wetell7792/
Wöchtl7767/
Westel7744/
Whitel7724/
Wietel7716/
Weetel7716/
Bechtl7712/
Weztel774/
Whetel773/
Weatel771/
Wochtl771/
Wethel771/
Wetiel770/
Beachtell750/
Wetl7386/
Westell71588/
Westeel71281/
Whitell71121/
Whittel7176/
Vachtel7138/
Vochtel7130/
Whytell7125/
Viechtl7120/
Wettell7119/
Bächtel7114/
Wiestel715/
Wuestel715/
Weetell715/
Weistel714/
Weestel712/
Bethtel712/
Weitiel711/
Whetell711/
Wethell711/
Whitelt711/
Bechtll711/
Whettel711/
Weatell711/
Wuettel711/
Weitelt711/
Wietell711/
Whestel710/
Whitiel710/
Bichtel710/
Bechtil710/
Weithel710/
Vichtel710/
Betel673,800/
Weitl67558/
Vetel67274/
Whittell67269/
Weastell67173/
Whettell6753/
Wettl6753/
Witel6735/
Whistell675/
Whitl675/
Whestell674/
Westl673/
Whystell673/
Baichtel673/
Wajcetel672/
Whitehll671/
Westthel671/
Wetil671/
Wuhettel671/
Weetl671/
Wethl671/
Whithell670/
Bechtill670/
Wethaell670/
Wetyl670/

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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 Wechtel
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