Wennel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wennel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wennel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wennel (29) may also be a first name.

Wennel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wennel is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wennel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wennel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Wennel live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The surname Wennel is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 88 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wennel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wennel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wennel last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wennell92105/
Wenniel921/
Wenel9111/
Whennell8616/
Weinel831,359/
Wenell83365/
Winnel83120/
Vennel83109/
Bennel8317/
Wehnel8311/
Wynnel833/
Weniel831/
Weneel831/
Bennell771,173/
Vennell77481/
Winnell77436/
Weinell77178/
Weynell7751/
Weinehl7751/
Wynnell778/
Winniel774/
Wemnell774/
Weinhel772/
Venneel772/
Vennelæ771/
Weannil771/
Waennil771/
Weinele770/
Whenell770/
Weinl73140/
Winel7388/
Wehnl7344/
Wienl732/
Wjnnl731/
Weeml731/
Wnael731/
Wångnell719/
Bennehel711/
Whinnell710/
Winell67298/
Wengli67111/
Winiel6758/
Wainel6742/
Wynell6736/
Wenäll6727/
Binnel6716/
Woehnl6715/
Wnl6710/
Wånell674/
Vinnel673/
Wheenl671/
Wienll671/
Waynel671/
Weenhl671/
Whneel671/
Weehnl671/
Hwneel671/
Wineel670/
Whinel670/

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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 Wennel
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