Wepel Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wepel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wepel is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wepel is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Wepel is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wepel reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wepel is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Wepel is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 85 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 2 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Wepel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wepel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wepel last name rose 228 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wepel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wepel last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wepel earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.31% less than the national average, earning $26,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weppel9163/
Wiepel915/
Woeppel83286/
Woepell831/
Wopel8030/
Wespl8028/
Wapel8010/
Wipel804/
Wepil802/
Bepel801/
Wypel801/
Vepel801/
Wepfl800/
Woeppell771/
Wippel732,836/
Wappel73754/
Voepel73408/
Wöppel73114/
Woppel7390/
Wispel7381/
Wipfel7357/
Beppel7356/
Waipel7313/
Huepel7311/
Wipell734/
Wopiel733/
Weippl732/
Vaepel731/
Beipel731/
Wišpel731/
Bepell730/
Whipel730/
Whapel730/
Wippell67125/
Whispel6729/
Huepfel6727/
Whippel6718/
Wispell6712/
Woepleh676/
Wapehel675/
Woipele673/
Wypl672/
Wipl671/
Wuypele671/
Weishpl671/
Wappell671/
Wispeld671/
Uepl671/
Wipfelt670/
Weplett670/
Whipell670/

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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 Wepel
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