Wexler Surname

49,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wexler Surname Definition:

(German) One who was a banker or money changer.

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Wexler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9331:52,2806,297
Israel2,4431:3,503481
Canada3211:114,78412,212
France1881:353,31252,982
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
England1141:488,75531,416
Australia391:692,19746,687
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Wexler (80) may also be a first name.

Wexler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who was a banker or money changer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Deriving from the German 'Geldwechsler', which translates into 'money exchanger', the surname Veksler and it's variants is sometimes indicative of German and Jewish lineage.

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Wexler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wexler is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wexler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wexler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,427th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 700,120 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wexler live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wexler is also the 1,075,395th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 80 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,933 people, or 1 in 52,280. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Wexler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wexler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 10,348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wexler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wexler last name are 42.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Wexler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 162.92% more than the national average, earning 909,904 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 259% more than the national average, earning R 853,116 per year; in United States they earn 30.71% more than the national average, earning $56,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.28% more than the national average, earning $74,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weixler921,963/
Wexsler9210/
Wexhler929/
Wexlear921/
Wexleer921/
Wexlerr921/
Wiexler920/
Weixsler861/
Waxler831,256/
Weßler83620/
Wesler83591/
Vexler83515/
Wixler8354/
Wezler8330/
Wejler8311/
Bexler8310/
Woxler837/
Wessler772,621/
Wiesler772,346/
Weisler77581/
Weksler77391/
Wießler77173/
Wechler77141/
Weasler77127/
Weißler7794/
Weshler7759/
Weijler7751/
Vexsler7714/
Wecsler7712/
Weszler779/
Wuezler774/
Vexlier772/
Whesler772/
Wesller772/
Beaxler771/
Weazler771/
Whecler771/
Wiezler771/
Wehsler771/
Wetsler770/
Weizler770/
Weslher770/
Weesler770/
Weixlerová751/
Wechsler716,224/
Weschler71809/
Weissler71554/
Weichler71532/
Wiessler71200/
Wecksler71115/
Wheasler7152/
Wetchler7143/
Wuerzler7128/
Whetsler7121/
Wieszler718/
Wesslert714/
Wesslerr713/
Weiscler713/
Weitsler712/
Weehsler712/
Weshsler712/
Wierzler712/
Weeksler711/
Wesleyjr711/
Wethsler711/
Weirzler711/
Weishler711/
Wessller711/
Weiksler711/
Wesksler711/
Weihsler711/
Weisller711/
Wecshler710/
Wesscler710/
Wegshler710/
Bixler678,647/
Besler676,219/
Wisler672,677/
Beßler671,180/
Bezler671,078/
Wißler67467/
Weichsler67267/
Wijler67122/
Wäsler6793/
Uesler6755/
Vesler6738/
Böxler6727/
Vixler6720/
Vejler6714/
Weschsler6713/
Ueßler6711/
Wetschler6710/
Vexlir676/
Vexlerová675/
Vaxler674/
Wysler672/
Wieseller671/
Weslir671/
Weiseller671/
Vecler671/
Wizler671/
Vexlerova671/

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