Wexel Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wexel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wexel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1231:654,51651,119
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wexel Last Name Facts

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

Wexel is found most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wexel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wexel? popularity and diffusion

Wexel is the 988,329th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wexel reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wexel is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 654,516. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Hamburg, where 11 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Wexel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wexel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wexel last name grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wexel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wexel surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

Wexel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $52,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weixel91437/
Wexell91214/
Wiexel912/
Wexsel910/
Wetxel910/
Wexl891/
Wexeull831/
Wecxell831/
Wezel801,808/
Wesel801,083/
Wegel80868/
Weßel80853/
Bexel8027/
Wixel8024/
Wecel8023/
Weixl8019/
Vexel8018/
Waxel8015/
Weesl801/
Weigel7332,575/
Wessel7328,428/
Weisel733,161/
Wiesel732,720/
Weizel731,163/
Wiezel73581/
Bexell73506/
Wegiel73468/
Weasel73453/
Weggel73326/
Waixel73249/
Wieżel73132/
Weißel7393/
Weagel7385/
Weijel7383/
Werzel7380/
Woxell7360/
Weazel7348/
Waxell7343/
Weksel7335/
Wezell7331/
Wesell7330/
Wegelt7330/
Wechel7326/
Weygel7321/
Weezel7318/
Vexell7317/
Wixell7316/
Wießel7315/
Wedjel7315/
Weshel739/
Wixcel736/
Weßell735/
Wetcel734/
Wejcel733/
Wehzel732/
Weuzel732/
Whezel732/
Weicel732/
Weszel732/
Weesel731/
Wegzel731/
Wetgel731/
Wexlet731/
Wiecel731/
Wezzel731/
Wegsel731/
Weseel730/
Wegell730/
Wuezel730/
Wesael730/
Wesiel730/
Beixel730/
Wedgel730/
Weichel672,425/
Wessell671,422/
Weissel67371/
Wechsel67346/
Wetsell67137/
Wiezell6785/
Wiessel6774/
Weigell6741/
Wierzel6741/
Weisell6740/
Wiesell6739/
Wezl6727/
Weassel6714/
Weishel6713/
Wesselt6713/
Wesl6712/
Whechel6711/
Weigeld678/
Weiszel677/
Wejgelt677/
Weidgel675/
Weisele675/
Weitsel673/
Weigelp673/
Waxl673/
Weizell673/
Woxl672/
Wiezzel672/
Wuessel671/
Wehchel671/
Weigiel671/
Weselph671/
Weszelt671/
Wetcell671/
Wheizel671/
Weitcel671/
Wesszel671/
Wieksel671/
Wechzel671/
Wejssel671/
Weirzel671/
Weihsel671/
Wejl671/
Weazell670/
Weitgel670/
Weytcel670/
Wiseell670/
Vexsell670/
Whesell670/
Weihzel670/
Wessehl670/
Weasell670/
Wettsel670/
Wheisel670/
Weiksel670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wexel
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