Wichtel Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wichtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wichtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Austria91:946,15970,786
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wichtel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wichtel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wichtel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Wichtel live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wichtel is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Wichtel is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 48 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany Wichtel exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Sweden, where 13 percent are found.

Wichtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wichtel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wichtel last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wichtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wichtel surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Wichtel earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 106.22% more than the national average, earning $88,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wichtl92218/
Wechtel8616/
Wuchtel861/
Vichtel860/
Bichtel860/
Witel8335/
Beichtel805/
Baichtel803/
Viechtel801/
Wittel77435/
Weitel77126/
Wechtl7791/
Wistel7785/
Woitel7784/
Whitel7724/
Wietel7716/
Vichtl7713/
Witell779/
Victel773/
Whetel773/
Withel772/
Wectel772/
Witeel771/
Waitel770/
Witiel770/
Wichtlová752/
Witl733/
Bechtel7115,104/
Withell71654/
Whitell71121/
Whittel7176/
Wittell7142/
Vechtel7131/
Whytell7125/
Withiel7124/
Viechtl7120/
Bächtel7114/
Vishtel717/
Wistell717/
Wiestel715/
Weistel714/
Waitele712/
Wietell711/
Weitelt711/
Wehttel711/
Weitiel711/
Whitelt711/
Whetell711/
Whettel711/
Whitiel710/
Whestel710/
Withuel710/
Wixteel710/
Weithel710/
Waistel710/
Bitel671,655/
Vitel671,551/
Wittl671,013/
Weitl67558/
Waistell67340/
Whittell67269/
Waitl67102/
Bechtell6796/
Wistl6787/
Whettell6753/
Beachtel6742/
Witil6732/
Wetel6724/
Betchtel6710/
Whistell675/
Whitl675/
Whestell674/
Whystell673/
Wajcetel672/
Beschtel672/
Hwistell671/
Witll671/
Witlt671/
Uitel671/
Wechstyl671/
Whitehll671/
Wuhettel671/
Witeł671/
Whithell670/
Wehtl670/
Beechtel670/
Huechtel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wichtel
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