Weibel Surname
Approximately 12,416 people bear this surname
Weibel Surname User-submission:
Weibel is most likely derived from a military rank called "Feldweibel" in Swiss-German (Feldwebel in German, translates to 'Sargeant') and/or the official title "Amtsweibel" (government employee who assists government institutions like parliament etc).
Read More About This SurnameWeibel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 5,527 | 1:1,486 | 119 |
| United States | 2,690 | 1:134,743 | 14,111 |
| France | 2,393 | 1:27,757 | 3,368 |
| Germany | 536 | 1:150,197 | 18,035 |
| Denmark | 291 | 1:19,398 | 1,927 |
| Belgium | 160 | 1:71,854 | 11,471 |
| Argentina | 133 | 1:321,379 | 25,478 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Chile | 102 | 1:172,711 | 5,686 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Hungary | 59 | 1:166,378 | 14,685 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 370 | 1:135,726 | 12,894 |
Weibel (13) may also be a first name.
Weibel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Weibel is most likely derived from a military rank called "Feldweibel" in Swiss-German (Feldwebel in German, translates to 'Sargeant') and/or the official title "Amtsweibel" (government employee who assists government institutions like parliament etc).
Etymologically, the Old High German, weibil, derived from weibôn, means 'to move around'. Today, the verb, weibeln, means to 'move around busily', 'to network', 'to lobby'.
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Weibel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weibel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weibel is found most in Switzerland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weibel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,069th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 586,948 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Weibel are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 5,527 people, or 1 in 1,486. In Switzerland Weibel is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 20 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 19 percent live.
Weibel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Weibel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weibel surname increased 727 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weibel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Weibel surname are 14.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Weibel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning 331,795 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning R 227,616 per year; in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,541 CAD per year.
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