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 surname Wegel is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wegel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,960th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. Wegel is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wegel are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 146,640. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegel surname grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegel surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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