Wendels Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wendels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
France1361:488,40268,701
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wendels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendels is most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 565,867th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wendels live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wendels is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 115,666. In The Netherlands Wendels is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 27 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Wendels occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 22 percent live.

Wendels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendels last name rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wendels are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wendels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.17% less than the national average, earning R 97,020 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.04% more than the national average, earning $67,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiendels93352/
Wendells9310/
Windels862,979/
Bendels86140/
Wyndels8649/
Vendels867/
Wendyls861/
Wendles861/
Windells806/
Windelås804/
Vendelsø802/
Wijndels801/
Bendls770/
Vendelsøe752/
Weandless750/
Bindels711,636/
Bendles71344/
Vindels7132/
Windles7115/
Vendelsova711/
Wintdls711/
Windless67219/
Bendless67152/
Whindless631/
Bendlez573/
Bindles571/
Bindless5340/

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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 Wendels
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