Wedl Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wedl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4641:18,3522,819
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wedl Last Name Facts

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

Wedl occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,117th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wedl live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Austria, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 18,352. In Austria Wedl is most frequent in: Lower Austria, where 63 percent reside, Styria, where 12 percent reside and Burgenland, where 8 percent reside. Beside Austria Wedl occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Wedl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wedl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wedl last name increased 20,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedl last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Wedl earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedel8910,283/
Weidl891,244/
Wiedl891,115/
Woedl8973/
Wedll8946/
Weedl8923/
Wedil893/
Wejdl891/
Weydl891/
Weddl890/
Wedell801,490/
Weidel801,408/
Wiedel801,199/
Weddel80568/
Wedeld8019/
Weedel8010/
Wedill806/
Weddlp802/
Wediel801/
Wheedl801/
Waedel801/
Wejdel801/
Weydel800/
Weddll800/
Weddil800/
Weedil800/
Widl751,029/
Wadl75354/
Wödl75127/
Wodl7556/
Uedl7524/
Bedl7511/
Vedl7510/
Weddell733,269/
Weidele73489/
Weidelt73198/
Weidell73100/
Wiedell7317/
Wesdell7316/
Waedell7312/
Wejdell738/
Wedlová736/
Weydell734/
Weddill731/
Wuedell731/
Weedell731/
Weddled731/
Woedell731/
Weadell730/
Bedel6710,746/
Vedel673,377/
Wadel671,426/
Widel67407/
Bedil67324/
Beidl67150/
Wedeł67100/
Wadil67100/
Bejdl6763/
Veidl6741/
Weidlová6730/
Wädel6718/
Vedil6718/
Waidl6710/
Wodel679/
Wydel678/
Wodyl676/
Veedl674/
Bedll672/
Weisdell672/
Wadhl671/
Beedl671/
H'Weidil671/
Widdl671/
Westdehl671/
Veadl671/
Vedyl671/
Beadl671/
Widil671/
Weidlova671/
Wheedllh671/
Bedhl670/
Uedel670/
Huedl670/
Widll670/
Wadll670/
Wheddell670/

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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 Wedl
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