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 last name Wepel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Wepel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wepel are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 85 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Wepel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wepel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wepel surname increased 228 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wepel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wepel are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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  • 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 Wepel
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