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

The surname Wechtel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wechtel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechtel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wechtel live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wechtel is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Wechtel is most numerous in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, North Carolina, where 33 percent are found and Ohio, where 20 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Wechtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wechtel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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
  • 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 Wechtel
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