Wenchel Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenchel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany941:856,44161,781
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wenchel (159) may also be a first name.

Wenchel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenchel is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wenchel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenchel? popularity and diffusion

Wenchel is the 1,415,499th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Wenchel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wenchel live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wenchel is also the 727,628th most numerous first name internationally, held by 159 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 62 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Wenchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenchel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenchel surname increased 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenchel Last Name Statistics demography

Wenchel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.04% more than the national average, earning $72,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenchell9352/
Wenschel932/
Wendchel931/
Wencel923,734/
Wuenschel88277/
Winchel86778/
Wenczel86357/
Wenckel8612/
Wencell863/
Benchel863/
Wentcel862/
Wenshel861/
Wiencel861/
Wünchel861/
Wencl83452/
Wuenschell8289/
Winchell806,231/
Winschel80987/
Benchelh80478/
Wünschel80366/
Benchell8015/
Wenthzel8010/
Wuenshel807/
Wynchell804/
Wainchel801/
Wincheel801/
Whinchel801/
Huenchel801/
Wenckell801/
Wenckiel801/
Wenczell801/
Benschel801/
Winnchel801/
Wenshell801/
Ben'chel800/
Winchele800/
Wanchell800/
Winchiel800/
Wentshel800/
Wenzel7779,843/
Wensel772,248/
Wengel771,675/
Wenkel771,171/
Vencel77960/
Wincel77198/
Wencil77104/
Bencel7753/
Wenjel7725/
Wencyl771/
Wenzcl771/
Wenżel771/
Wenncl770/
Winschell7597/
Wintschel7544/
Wencelová7539/
Wienckiel7512/
Winchelle757/
Wuensehel753/
Windchell751/
Wehenckel751/
Wintchell750/
Wincheall750/
Whinchell750/
Wendshell750/
Wncl731/
Wentzel7116,976/
Venczel712,339/
Winckel711,236/
Wenzell71542/
Wensell71269/
Wendjel71235/
Wendzel71214/
Wincell7174/
Wünschl7153/
Woensel7150/
Wengiel7144/
Wenczelová7135/
Wentsel7129/
Vinchel7125/
Wenzzel7124/
Winshel7120/
Vencell7117/
Wengell7112/
Windschell717/
Wengelå717/
Wesngel717/
Wynckel716/
Bencell714/
Vencsel713/
Woenzel712/
Wenkell712/
Hwenzel711/
Bentcel711/
Wengeld711/
Vanchel711/
Wyncell711/
Binchel711/
Benczel711/
Winchil710/
Waenzel710/
Wenszel710/
Wenzl676,380/
Wentzell673,081/
Vencl67943/
Wehenkel67278/
Winckell6772/
Wenszell6766/
Wenclová6753/
Winshell6713/
Weintzel674/
Wensl674/
Winchild673/
Vainchel673/
Venczell673/
Wenclova673/
Wendzell672/
Wnzel672/
Wentziel672/
Węcel672/
Wijnckel672/
Winchill671/
Vonchell671/
Wnkel671/
Wincl671/
Wenddzel671/
Wentsell671/
Bensehel671/
Wenkl671/
Wiendzel671/
Vendzhel671/
Benkehel671/
Benchill670/
Binchell670/
Wienzell670/
Wentrzel670/
Winchile670/

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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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  • 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 Wenchel
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