Wickel Surname

221,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wickel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1321:71,1189,044
United States4491:807,25862,140
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
France471:1,413,249138,595
Chile311:568,27313,994
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India101:76,706,538639,611
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Wickel (14) may also be a first name.

Wickel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickel? popularity and diffusion

Wickel is the 221,309th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,952,031 people. Wickel is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wickel are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name on earth, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 71,118. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Hesse, where 13 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany Wickel occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Wickel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wickel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wickel last name grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wickel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wickel surname are 38.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wickel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $47,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weickel92231/
Wickell92186/
Wickiel926/
Wickael920/
Wieckel920/
Wikel91539/
Wickl91117/
Weickelt86184/
Wieckiel863/
Weikel833,816/
Weckel83736/
Waikel83191/
Weickl83188/
Wikell83122/
Wikiel8369/
Wijkel8357/
Wiekel8356/
Wuckel8351/
Wichel8323/
Wäckel836/
Vickel834/
Wikael833/
Weicel832/
Wyckel831/
Wikeel831/
Wickll831/
Wigkel830/
Wikl803/
Wickelová802/
Wickelova801/
Weichel772,425/
Waikele7737/
Waichel7730/
Weikelt7729/
Vickell7718/
Weiskel7718/
Buickel7716/
Whichel7714/
Wichell773/
Wechkel771/
Weckell771/
Weikael771/
Wickled771/
Weckelt771/
Weckiel771/
Veickel771/
Wicklet770/
Baickel770/
Weikl731,309/
Wekel73155/
Wykel73125/
Weckl73120/
Bickl7380/
Vicel7350/
Vikel7323/
Wikil738/
Uikel733/
Wékel731/
Wiclp731/
Wheichel714/
Weichell713/
Wicklová712/
Waichell711/
Whichell710/
Waiskell710/
Wikieł67423/
Vichel67109/
Wekell6750/
Vikell6744/
Wiquel6741/
Wechel6726/
Bückel6721/
Waikil6719/
Weskel6716/
Vuckel6714/
Wychel6710/
Wykell679/
Wekeel675/
Voicel675/
Vitkel675/
Waykel674/
Wykiel674/
Vikkel674/
Vaicel673/
Bäckel673/
Wejcel673/
Wetkel673/
Vikeel672/
Widschell672/
Uichel671/
Weckelova671/
Wojcel671/
Bickil671/
Bihckl671/
Wykkel671/
Weckelová671/
Weekel671/
Weikil671/
Wichil671/
Vaikel671/

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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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  • 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 Wickel
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