177.15 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Wedel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wedel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 49,977^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 708,698 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wedel are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 881,625^th most common first name globally It is held by 113 people.

Wedel is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 5,183 people, or 1 in 15,533. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Wedel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wedel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 760 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wedel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedel surname are 28.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Wedel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.02% less than the national average, earning 249,108 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.96% less than the national average, earning R 190,200 per year; in United States they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $46,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,240 CAD per year.