Wevels Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wevels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wevels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia51:5,399,140162,351

Wevels Last Name Facts

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

Wevels occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wevels? popularity and diffusion

Wevels is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wevels live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands Wevels is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 71 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Wevels exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bevels83391/
Vevels831/
Wovels830/
Wevals830/
Wevales774/
Beveles771/
Beavels770/
Bevelles710/
Vowels671,653/
Bevils6722/
Vawels672/
Vavels670/
Uevols670/
Vowells6288/
Bevills6280/
Voweles620/
Bevilles572/
Vevailles531/
Vovals502/
Vowelz501/

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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 Wevels
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