Wespel Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wespel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wespel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Austria91:946,15970,786
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wespel Last Name Facts

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

Wespel is most common in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wespel? popularity and diffusion

Wespel is the 1,104,724th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Wespel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wespel are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent are found, Bavaria, where 9 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wespl9128/
Wispel8381/
Whispel7729/
Beispel7722/
Wispell7712/
Wospiel7711/
Vespoel771/
Weishpl771/
Wispeld771/
Wispl732/
Whispell71259/
Wospil6730/
Vospel673/
Vaspel671/
Bispel671/
Wišpel671/
Vispoel62377/
Vospell621/
Wisplová5758/
Wisplova571/
Vispl551/
Wišpelová531/
Višpel50176/
Vospěl5059/
Vospil509/
Vispil502/
Bispil501/
Vaspil500/

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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 Wespel
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