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 surname Wendels occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wendels.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 565,867th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wendels reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wendels is most frequently occurring 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 are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Wendels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Wendels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wendels surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with 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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