Wenzell Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wenzell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Ecuador1031:154,4267,153
Denmark841:67,1996,734
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Wenzell (194) may also be a first name.

Wenzell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenzell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenzell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 579,404th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The last name Wenzell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wenzell are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wenzell is also the 651,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 194 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 1,184,506. In The United States Wenzell is most frequent in: California, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Wenzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wenzell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenzell surname expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenzell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wenzell last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wenzell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning 337,240 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentzell933,081/
Wenszell9366/
Wendzell932/
Wenczell931/
Wienzell930/
Weinzell930/
Wenzel9279,843/
Wouenzell8818/
Wentzel8616,976/
Wenczel86357/
Wensell86269/
Wendzel86214/
Winzell86135/
Benzell8645/
Weinzel8625/
Wenzzel8624/
Wengell8612/
Wencell863/
Woenzel862/
Hwenzel861/
Wntzell861/
Wynzell861/
Wentzll861/
Waenzel860/
Wenszel860/
Wenzl836,380/
Wnzel832/
Wintzell80153/
Wenchell8052/
Wenthzel8010/
Wëntzell8010/
Venczell803/
Wentziel802/
Ventzell802/
Weinziel802/
Bentzell801/
Winszell801/
Wenddzel801/
Wentsell801/
Wiendzel801/
Wenshell801/
Wentrzel800/
Wentzzel800/
Wencel773,734/
Benzel772,308/
Wensel772,248/
Wengel771,675/
Venzel771,345/
Winzel7782/
Wienzl7747/
Wenjel7725/
Wentzl7718/
Wynzel7712/
Wenzeł777/
Wenzil775/
Wenzcl771/
Wenżel771/
Wënzel771/
Uenzel771/
Wenzelová75182/
Wenzelova753/
Wendshell750/
Wnzl731/
Venczel712,339/
Bentzel71586/
Wendjel71235/
Wenchel71153/
Wingell71145/
Winsell71142/
Ventzel7197/
Wuenschell7189/
Bendzel7188/
Wincell7174/
Bengell7151/
Woensel7150/
Wengiel7144/
Wenczelová7135/
Wentsel7129/
Weingel7122/
Wintzel7121/
Vencell7117/
Vensell7111/
Wengelå717/
Wesngel717/
Wendzelová715/
Bencell714/
Wentcel712/
Vendzel711/
Bensell711/
Winziel711/
Wengeld711/
Wenshel711/
Vinzell711/
Wentzil711/
Wendzelova711/
Wiencel711/
Wyncell711/
Benczel711/
Wensill710/
Vengell710/
Winchell676,231/
Venzl67256/
Weinshel67138/
Wenzlová67131/
Bendzsel6778/
Benzl6751/
Benchell6715/
Winshell6713/
Winzl6712/
Wuenshel677/
Wynchell674/
Wensl674/
Whensill673/
Wenzlova673/
Wenschel672/
Windsell671/
Weinezil671/
Wendchel671/
Vendzhel671/
Winnsell670/
Bentsell670/
Wentshel670/

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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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  • 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 Wenzell
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