Wensell Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wensell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wensell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Norway351:146,92218,432
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Wensell (18) may also be a first name.

Wensell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wensell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Wensell live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wensell is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and West Virginia, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent live and Norway, where 13 percent live.

Wensell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wensell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wensell surname grew 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wensell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wensell last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wensell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning 265,479 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $48,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenszell9366/
Wenshell931/
Wensel922,248/
Wenzell86542/
Winsell86142/
Woensel8650/
Wengell8612/
Vensell8611/
Wencell863/
Bensell861/
Wenshel861/
Wensill860/
Wenszel860/
Wensl834/
Wuenschell8289/
Weinshel80138/
Wenchell8052/
Winshell8013/
Wuenshel807/
Whensill803/
Wenschel802/
Winszell801/
Wienzell800/
Winnsell800/
Weinzell800/
Wenzel7779,843/
Wencel773,734/
Wengel771,675/
Bensel771,053/
Vensel77724/
Winsel77349/
Wensil77259/
Wenjel7725/
Wenżel771/
Wemsel770/
Wuenschel75277/
Winschell7597/
Weinschel7550/
Wouenzell7518/
Wuensehel753/
Wendjel71235/
Wenchel71153/
Wingell71145/
Winzell71135/
Wincell7174/
Bengell7151/
Benzell7145/
Wengiel7144/
Weinzel7125/
Wenzzel7124/
Binsell7123/
Weingel7122/
Winshel7120/
Vencell7117/
Vinsell7111/
Wesngel717/
Wengelå717/
Bencell714/
Woenzel712/
Wentcel712/
Wyncell711/
Hwenzel711/
Wynzell711/
Wengeld711/
Bensehl711/
Wiencel711/
Vensesl711/
Waenzel710/
Wemsill710/
Bensill710/
Wainsel710/
Winsill710/
Vengell710/
Wenzl676,380/
Winchell676,231/
Winschel67987/
Wünschel67366/
Winsield6710/
Wynchell674/
Bensl672/
Weinziel672/
Wnzel672/
Benschel671/
Bensehel671/
Weinezil671/
Winsl671/
Winseltt671/

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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 Wensell
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