Wehel Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Wehel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wehel (19) may also be a first name.

Wehel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehel is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehel is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wehel are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Wehel is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Aside from Somalia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Venezuela, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeel80468/
Whyel80137/
Wihel8087/
Wahel8081/
Vehel8020/
Wohel8014/
Wehil803/
Wjeel801/
Weuel801/
Whiel800/
Weeil800/
Wiechelt7765/
Wieschel7713/
Wheehele770/
Weijel7383/
Wietel7316/
Wießel7315/
Waeelh735/
Beahel733/
Wielhe732/
Wihell731/
Wiecel731/
Wijhel731/
Weeeel731/
Weiyel731/
Wjeelt731/
Beheel731/
Woeell731/
Wiel671,380/
Wiessel6774/
Waayeel6711/
Weul673/
Weiyelt672/
Waehayl671/
Waheelh671/
Wjel671/
Wgel671/
Wietell671/
Voehell671/
Weigiel671/
Wihesel671/
Wyel671/
Behyhel671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wehel
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