Wentel Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wentel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland821:463,52146,884
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Romania381:528,36539,789
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wentel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentel is found most in Poland. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wentel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wentel reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 463,521. Not including Poland Wentel is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and Romania, where 19 percent live.

Wentel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wentel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wentel last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weintel9214/
Wentael921/
Wenthel920/
Wentell920/
Wenteel920/
Bentel83662/
Ventel83287/
Wintel8352/
Weinettel801/
Huentel7788/
Bentell7722/
Wintell7714/
Ventell773/
Ventiel772/
Ventuel771/
Weinetl771/
Beentel771/
Ventelp771/
Winthel770/
Benttel770/
Bendtel770/
Ventl731/
Bentl731/
Wintaell711/
Venthiel711/
Wenthldd711/
Winthell711/
Benttell710/
Bentil6715,941/
Ventil6721/
Bintel6713/
Vintel6710/
Wintil674/
Vyntel672/
Wintill6229/
Bentill627/
Ventill621/
Ventigli578/
Ventlett570/
Binttell570/
Bintl554/
Vintl552/
Vintil501/

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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 Wentel
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