Wendeln Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wendeln Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendeln Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Germany2361:341,12533,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wendeln Last Name Facts

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

Wendeln is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendeln? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 567,444th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wendeln live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wendeln is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 1,132,684. In The United States Wendeln is mostly found in: Ohio, where 48 percent are found, Kentucky, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Wendeln Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendeln has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wendeln surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendeln Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wendeln are 28.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.34% registered with the political party.

Wendeln earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $37,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendellin881/
Wendellyn880/
Windeln86424/
Wendlin8629/
Wendlen862/
Wendlyn860/
Wendlind801/
Wendlent801/
Wendlehn800/
Wendlendt759/
Bendlin711,394/
Windlin71516/
Bendlen715/
Vendling6723/
Windlind672/
Vendlink671/
Wendlimg671/
Huendling639/
Vindling537/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wendeln
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