Weichsel Surname

356,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weichsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weichsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7371:109,23413,483
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Austria281:304,12334,120
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Weichsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weichsel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weichsel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 356,707th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The surname Weichsel is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Weichsel reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Weichsel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 109,234. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Weichsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weichsel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weichsel last name increased 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weichsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weichsel surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.57% being registered with the party.

Weichsel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weichel932,425/
Wechsel93346/
Weichzel8871/
Weicksel8859/
Wheichel884/
Weichell883/
Waichsel881/
Wechel8626/
Wichel8623/
Weicel862/
Bichsel802,922/
Beichel80190/
Witchel80118/
Waichel8030/
Wicksel8022/
Whichel8014/
Whechel8011/
Wetchel805/
Wichell803/
Weitsel803/
Veichel802/
Wehchel801/
Widchel801/
Weitcel801/
Weihzel800/
Weiksel800/
Weitschell787/
Wecel7723/
Wicel771/
Witchell751,294/
Witschel751,284/
Wicksell75335/
Wecksell7562/
Wheitsel758/
Wetschel753/
Waichell751/
Witchelt751/
Wheitcel751/
Whekchel751/
Whetchel751/
Whichell750/
Wetchell750/
Weitsell750/
Whitchel750/
Bichel711,601/
Weizel711,163/
Bechel71686/
Wachel71677/
Wetsel71638/
Weixel71437/
Witcel71234/
Witsel71210/
Vichel71109/
Wietschel7195/
Wiciel7178/
Witzschel7140/
Weksel7135/
Wiksel7116/
Whitchell7111/
Wychel7110/
Wixcel716/
Wiczel716/
Vechel715/
Wetcel714/
Wejcel713/
Waichcesl713/
Widschell712/
Wegscheld712/
Wehzel712/
Wedsel711/
Wichil711/
Whekkchel711/
Whicsield711/
Wiecel711/
Uichel711/
Wegsel711/
Wetchsilp711/
Wheitsell710/
Wexsel710/
Wiscel710/
Weitzel6714,199/
Whetsel671,419/
Beuchel67957/
Whitsel67923/
Beachel67244/
Witsell67234/
Watchel67234/
Wiksell67181/
Wetsell67137/
Bichell67135/
Betchel6778/
Beechel6760/
Vegchel6727/
Vechell6727/
Boichel6721/
Widsell6720/
Waiksel6717/
Wachell6713/
Veitsel6710/
Woitschell679/
Bicksel675/
Baichel674/
Huichel674/
Vitchel673/
Weizell673/
Bitchel672/
Westsel672/
Wittschell672/
Bechzel671/
Becksel671/
Whithsield671/
Wetcell671/
Wetssel671/
Whatsel671/
Wheizel671/
Waickessel671/
Wieksel671/
Wejssel671/
Veijcel671/
Wachzel671/
Wajchel671/
Bejchel671/
Bethsel671/
Wecxell671/
Wigsell670/
Waitsel670/
Buichel670/
Weytcel670/
Bechell670/
Beitsel670/
Beitcel670/
Wychell670/
Whiksel670/
Weigcil670/
Wettsel670/
Whitcel670/
Wetzsel670/

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