Wengel Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wengel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wengel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7991:100,75812,496
United States3711:976,97872,504
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
Canada411:898,67368,969
Israel411:208,72320,048
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Australia331:818,05251,601
France261:2,554,720189,486
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Wengel (138) may also be a first name.

Wengel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wengel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wengel is the 239,163rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. Wengel is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wengel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wengel is also the 787,636th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 138 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 100,758. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Wengel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wengel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wengel last name increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wengel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wengel surname are 11.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wengel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $44,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $48,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wengiel9244/
Weingel9222/
Wengell9212/
Wesngel927/
Wengelå927/
Wenghel925/
Wengeld921/
Wengael920/
Wengl910/
Wenzel8379,843/
Wencel833,734/
Bengel832,720/
Wensel832,248/
Wingel83144/
Vengel83101/
Wenjel8325/
Wenżel831/
Wngl803/
Wenzell77542/
Wensell77269/
Wendjel77235/
Wenchel77153/
Wingell77145/
Bengell7751/
Woensel7750/
Weinzel7725/
Wenzzel7724/
Wingael774/
Wencell773/
Woenzel772/
Wentcel772/
Wiencel771/
Woenghl771/
Wenglet771/
Wenshel771/
Wingiel771/
Winghel771/
Hwenzel771/
Bentgel770/
Waenzel770/
Vengell770/
Wenszel770/
Wenzl736,380/
Bengl73227/
Vengl737/
Wensl734/
Wingl733/
Wnzel732/
Bngel732/
Weinshel71138/
Wenszell7166/
Wenchell7152/
Wuenshel717/
Wenschel712/
Weinziel712/
Wenshell711/
Wingield711/
Weinezil711/
Weinzell710/
Wienzell710/
Bingel672,352/
Benzel672,308/
Bengil671,477/
Venzel671,345/
Bensel671,053/
Vencel67960/
Vensel67724/
Bengül67694/
Winsel67349/
Wuenschel67277/
Wensil67259/
Wincel67198/
Wenzelová67182/
Wencil67104/
Winzel6782/
Bencel6753/
Weinschel6750/
Wienzl6747/
Büngel6742/
Wencelová6739/
Vingel6730/
Wouenzell6718/
Wynzel6712/
Węgiel6710/
Wenzeł677/
Wingil676/
Wenzil675/
Wuensehel673/
Wenzelova673/
Vengelová672/
Wenzcl671/
Wënzel671/
Beñgel671/
Venjel671/
Uenzel671/
Beengl671/
Wemsel670/
Winxel670/
Wenncl670/

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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 Wengel
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