Wendal Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Wendal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Wendal (928) may also be a first name.

Wendal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendal is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendal? popularity and diffusion

Wendal is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wendal reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wendal is also the 265,593rd most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 928 people.

The surname Wendal is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Wendal is most numerous in: Maryland, where 38 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.

Wendal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wendal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendal surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wendal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wendal last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Wendal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendall92125/
Wendahl9284/
Wendale9217/
Weandal921/
Wiendahl8633/
Weinedal861/
Wendeall861/
Weindall861/
Wenddall860/
Wiendhal860/
Bendal833,663/
Windal83431/
Vendal83122/
Wendol8332/
Wändal836/
Bendall774,724/
Windahl77671/
Windall7776/
Bentdal7756/
Vendale7735/
Wändahl7726/
Bendahl7715/
Windale7715/
Wijndal7713/
Wendoll7712/
Veendal779/
Bendalh779/
Bendail779/
Vendall774/
Winndal772/
Wendole772/
Wyndale772/
Windhal772/
Bendaal771/
Windasl771/
Wuindal771/
Wendolt771/
Bendhal771/
Bndal731/
Wendholt71237/
Wyndaele71104/
Bentdahl7163/
Benndahl7115/
Wänndahl718/
Venndahl715/
Winndale711/
Wendhold711/
Vendhale711/
Winddall711/
Bendallh711/
Viendahl711/
Wijndaal711/
Bendeaul710/
Veendaal710/
Windeale710/
Bendeall710/
Bindal676,447/
Bendol672,310/
Vindal67538/
Vändal6743/
Vemdal6711/
Vendol674/
Byndal671/
Wendholdt670/

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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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  • 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 Wendal
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