Wensel Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wensel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wensel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7601:205,94320,199
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Norway271:190,45522,163
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Wensel (114) may also be a first name.

Wensel Last Name Facts

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

Wensel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wensel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,157th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wensel are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wensel is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 114 people.

The surname Wensel is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,760 people, or 1 in 205,943. In The United States Wensel is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Wensel is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Wensel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wensel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wensel surname increased 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wensel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wensel last name are 9.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.22% registered with the party.

The amount Wensel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning 285,049 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.72% less than the national average, earning R 107,592 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wensell92269/
Woensel9250/
Wenshel921/
Wenszel920/
Wensl914/
Weinshel86138/
Wenszell8666/
Wuenshel867/
Wenschel862/
Wenshell861/
Wenzel8379,843/
Wencel833,734/
Wengel831,675/
Bensel831,053/
Vensel83724/
Winsel83349/
Wensil83259/
Wenjel8325/
Wenżel831/
Wemsel830/
Wuenschel80277/
Weinschel8050/
Wuensehel803/
Wenzell77542/
Wendjel77235/
Wenchel77153/
Winsell77142/
Wengiel7744/
Weinzel7725/
Wenzzel7724/
Weingel7722/
Winshel7720/
Wengell7712/
Vensell7711/
Wengelå777/
Wesngel777/
Wencell773/
Wentcel772/
Woenzel772/
Hwenzel771/
Bensell771/
Wengeld771/
Bensehl771/
Wiencel771/
Vensesl771/
Wainsel770/
Waenzel770/
Wensill770/
Wuenschell7589/
Wenzl736,380/
Wnzel732/
Bensl732/
Winsl731/
Winschel71987/
Wünschel71366/
Wenchell7152/
Winshell7113/
Winsield7110/
Whensill713/
Weinziel712/
Winseltt711/
Winszell711/
Weinezil711/
Bensehel711/
Benschel711/
Wienzell710/
Winnsell710/
Weinzell710/
Bengel672,720/
Benzel672,308/
Venzel671,345/
Vencel67960/
Bönsel67214/
Wincel67198/
Wenzelová67182/
Wingel67144/
Bensil67137/
Bensyl67127/
Vinsel67125/
Wencil67104/
Vengel67101/
Winschell6797/
Winzel6782/
Bencel6753/
Wienzl6747/
Vensil6745/
Wencelová6739/
Wainschel6719/
Venszl6718/
Wouenzell6718/
Wynzel6712/
Binsel677/
Wenzeł677/
Wenzil675/
Wenzelova673/
Wimsel671/
Winsil671/
Venjel671/
Wenzcl671/
Wënzel671/
Uenzel671/
Wenncl670/
Winxel670/

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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 Wensel
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