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 is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wedl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,117th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wedl reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Wedl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 20,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wedl are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% being 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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