Weckel Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Weckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Germany2021:398,54236,874
France1781:373,16155,519
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Weckel Last Name Facts

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

Weckel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weckel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 459,064th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Weckel live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 1,150,663. In The United States Weckel is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and France, where 24 percent are found.

Weckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weckel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weckel surname rose 984 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weckel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weckel last name are 21.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.78% registered with the political party.

Weckel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weickel92231/
Waeckel92183/
Woeckel9254/
Wechkel921/
Weckell921/
Weckelt921/
Weckiel921/
Wieckel920/
Wekel91155/
Weckl91120/
Weickelt86184/
Wieckiel863/
Weikel833,816/
Wickel831,844/
Wöckel83295/
Weickl83188/
Wockel8358/
Wackel8356/
Wiekel8356/
Wekell8350/
Woekel8334/
Wechel8326/
Weskel8316/
Wäckel836/
Wekeel835/
Woeckl835/
Wetkel833/
Wejcel833/
Weicel832/
Wyckel831/
Weekel831/
Waekel830/
Weckelová801/
Wekl801/
Weckelova801/
Weichel772,425/
Wickell77186/
Hueckel77178/
Wackell7740/
Beckell7735/
Weikelt7729/
Beeckel7721/
Voeckel7719/
Weiskel7718/
Whechel7711/
Wickiel776/
Weckéll774/
Wackiel772/
Wehchel771/
Weikael771/
Weskell771/
Veickel771/
Wickael770/
Weikl731,309/
Wikel73539/
Wakel73353/
Wöckl73154/
Wykel73125/
Wickl73117/
Vecel7353/
Wokel7337/
Wekil7335/
Wockl732/
Weclh731/
Weekl731/
Vekel731/
Veckl731/
Wekyl731/
Wékel731/
Wheichel714/
Weichell713/
Hueckell711/
Whekchel711/
Wakeel6729,902/
Böckel67827/
Waqeel67601/
Bekkel67222/
Vockel67209/
Wakiel67205/
Waikel67191/
Wikell67122/
Vöckel6792/
Wikiel6769/
Wijkel6757/
Beekel6754/
Voekel6750/
Vekkel6725/
Wichel6723/
Wychel6710/
Wykell679/
Wakoel678/
Vekael676/
Wakell676/
Vejcel676/
Vechel675/
Wekéll675/
Vackel674/
Vickel674/
Wakkel674/
Waykel674/
Wykiel674/
Wikael673/
Bäckel673/
Vecell672/
Wickelová672/
Wokeel671/
Wykkel671/
Wikeel671/
Weikil671/
Wickll671/
Wetzcl671/
Whekkchel671/
Vekiel671/
Veycel671/
Wickelova671/
Weakil671/
Wojcel671/
Bejkel671/
Wigkel670/
Beckil670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weckel
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