Wegel Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5491:146,64017,654
France1641:405,01759,459
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wegel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegel is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 403,960th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Wegel live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wegel is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 146,640. In Germany Wegel is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wegel last name increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegel last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the party.

Wegel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.37% more than the national average, earning $62,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigel9132,575/
Wiegel915,592/
Wegiel91468/
Weggel91326/
Weagel9185/
Waegel9147/
Wegelt9130/
Weygel9121/
Wetgel911/
Weghel911/
Woegel910/
Wegell910/
Wedgel910/
Wegl89228/
Weigele83917/
Waegell83111/
Weigell8341/
Wiegell8333/
Weeghel8326/
Wieggel8325/
Weigeld838/
Wejgelt837/
Weidgel835/
Weigelp833/
Weigiel831/
Weighel831/
Weitgel830/
Weigl8012,209/
Wezel801,808/
Wesel801,083/
Begel801,001/
Vegel80522/
Wexel80260/
Wogel80250/
Wagel80145/
Wigel8021/
Wygel8016/
Wiegl803/
Uegel802/
Weygl801/
Wejgl801/
Weesl801/
Weagl800/
Wegil800/
Weighell77559/
Weigeldt7751/
Weschgel776/
Weiggeld770/
Weiggele770/
Weisel733,161/
Wiesel732,720/
Veigel732,275/
Beigel731,713/
Huegel731,378/
Weizel731,163/
Waigel73707/
Wiezel73581/
Weasel73453/
Voegel73383/
Beygel73372/
Beggel73253/
Wexell73214/
Wagiel73133/
Wieżel73132/
Wigell73126/
Veghel73125/
Weijel7383/
Veygel7383/
Begell7383/
Werzel7380/
Wajgel7359/
Veggel7349/
Weazel7348/
Viegel7339/
Wezell7331/
Wesell7330/
Beagel7330/
Wiguel7330/
Beegel7322/
Wagell7320/
Waggel7320/
Wogiel7320/
Weezel7318/
Bejgel7316/
Wedjel7315/
Veguel7312/
Vegell7311/
Veugel739/
Wiggel734/
Wetcel734/
Weiglt733/
Wejcel733/
Wehzel732/
Weuzel732/
Whezel732/
Weicel732/
Vaegel732/
Betgel731/
Weesel731/
Wezzel731/
Wigiel731/
Wiegil731/
Wegild731/
Wygell731/
Wogell731/
Ueghel731/
Weigil730/
Weseel730/
Widgel730/
Wuezel730/
Wesael730/
Wesiel730/
Whigel730/
Woigel730/
Becgel730/
Weighl730/
Wygelt730/
Weigelová7184/
Wegielová717/
Weigelova711/
Wheighell710/
Wagl67345/
Wiezell6785/
Veigele6785/
Wajgelt6783/
Wychgel6773/
Wajgiel6757/
Beagell6741/
Wierzel6741/
Weisell6740/
Wiesell6739/
Wezl6727/
Wiggell6720/
Veigelt6714/
Wigl6714/
Wögl6714/
Wesl6712/
Widgell676/
Weiglet676/
Veygelt674/
Beggell674/
Begl674/
Voegell673/
Weighll673/
Weizell673/
Weighlt672/
Wogl672/
Wiezzel672/
Beitgel671/
Bedgell671/
Weselph671/
Wetcell671/
Wheizel671/
Weitcel671/
Voegeel671/
Veigell671/
Bejgiel671/
Wechzel671/
Weirzel671/
Weihsel671/
Vechgel671/
Wiegill671/
Wexl671/
Wejl671/
Weazell670/
Weigill670/
Waggell670/
Weytcel670/
Waitgel670/
Wiseell670/
Whitgel670/
Whesell670/
Weihzel670/
Weasell670/
Wheisel670/

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Footnotes

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