Wendel Surname

22,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wendel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Wendimar (wander, famous).

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Wendel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,6121:6,383779
United States7,5431:48,0525,821
Sweden1,3491:7,299675
Argentina3851:111,0229,365
Switzerland3651:22,5013,566
Netherlands3351:50,4098,633
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
France2771:239,79337,155
Poland2671:142,35520,517
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Denmark1391:40,6094,229
Norway1271:40,4905,768
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Thailand881:802,708129,613
England831:671,30238,633
Australia451:599,90442,958
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Iceland241:15,8371,339
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0011:50,1695,703

Wendel (40,278) may also be a first name.

Wendel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Wendimar (wander, famous).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This name means to 'wander' or 'meander'.

- lwdudek

Wendel Last Name Facts

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

Wendel (Marathi: वेन्डेल) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendel? popularity and diffusion

Wendel is the 22,276th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 298,584 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wendel reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 22,074th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 40,278 people.

Wendel is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 12,612 people, or 1 in 6,383. In Germany Wendel is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside, Hesse, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Wendel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wendel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendel surname increased 754 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wendel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wendel surname are 21.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.76% registered with the party.

The amount Wendel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning 405,394 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.03% less than the national average, earning R 140,136 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendell926,477/
Weindel921,616/
Wendehl9210/
Wiendel927/
Wenndel923/
Weendel921/
Hwendel920/
Wendl913,681/
Wndel911/
Weindell867/
Weinedel864/
Wiendell861/
Wendeell861/
Wenduell861/
Weendell861/
Wuendell861/
Wendeldt860/
Bendel836,380/
Weindl833,373/
Vendel832,458/
Windel83972/
Wiendl83903/
Wändel8340/
Wendyl837/
Uendel834/
Wyndel831/
Wændel831/
Wemdel830/
Wendll830/
Wendil830/
Wendelová808/
Wndl802/
Wendelova801/
D'Wendell801/
Whenndell801/
Windell771,757/
Bendell771,261/
Vendell7740/
Waindel7730/
Wändell7721/
Vehndel7717/
Vaendel7712/
Wyndell773/
Vendelø773/
Wendill772/
Windoel771/
Windael771/
Wendleh770/
Bendl731,732/
Windl73450/
Vendl73342/
Wędel731/
Wendlová7180/
Wendlova711/
Wynndell711/
Whindell710/
Vindel675,171/
Bindel671,649/
Vendil67132/
Bendil67114/
Böndel6742/
Vendelová6721/
Bendyl6715/
Vendelova6710/
Vändel678/
Bändel672/
Windil672/
Waindl671/
Huendl671/
Bentdl670/

Wendel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wendel in the Marathi language
वेन्डेलvendela-

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