Wiel Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4901:135,55720,736
Netherlands4281:39,4566,669
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Norway251:205,69123,411
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Wiel (2,512) may also be a first name.

Wiel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiel is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 279,970th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wiel live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 147,220th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 2,512 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 135,557. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 47 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Aside from France this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 22 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiel last name are 12.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Wiel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning 431,448 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,899 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiele891,416/
Wiehl891,150/
Wielt8989/
Wihel8987/
Wiell8966/
Whiel890/
Wel862,606/
Wil861,723/
Weijel8083/
Wieldt8072/
Wiysel8044/
Wiesle8021/
Wietel8016/
Wießel8015/
Waijel8010/
Waiyel807/
Wielhe802/
Wihell801/
Wiecel801/
Wijhel801/
Weiyel801/
Wuiele800/
Biel75105,577/
Wael7577,674/
Will7562,475/
Viel7515,092/
Well756,199/
Weel752,002/
Wehl75680/
Wihl75241/
Woel75137/
Wiil7590/
Hwel7551/
Welh7550/
Wilh758/
Wuil756/
Wisl754/
Weul753/
Wuel752/
Hwil752/
Wyil752/
Wyel751/
Wiyl751/
Wgel751/
Wjel751/
Uiel751/
Wwil751/
Wiessel7374/
Wajgiel7357/
Weiyelt732/
Wihesel731/
Weigiel731/
Wiesèll731/
Wietell731/
Waiyele731/
Woehl671,434/
Viele671,338/
Bihel671,049/
Weldt67945/
Viehl67883/
Waell67461/
Wl67439/
Biell67209/
Woell67183/
Bijel67170/
Whyel67137/
Vițel67107/
Viell6784/
Vieil6782/
Wiechelt6765/
Vielh6752/
Wijil6751/
Huiel6749/
Bielh6744/
Wehlt6741/
Wyeld6732/
Wiile6725/
Wellh6724/
Vihel6717/
Wieschel6713/
Wuehl6711/
Weell6710/
Wyile679/
Vijel678/
Wehel678/
Wiehlová675/
Wildh675/
Wuill674/
Wehil673/
Bieyl673/
Waehl673/
Hwell672/
Wisll672/
Wyell672/
Wiltd672/
Welhl672/
Wuell671/
Hweld671/
Biejl671/
Wiyle671/
We'll671/
Vhiel671/
Viesl671/
Ueiel671/
Vielt671/
Vielė671/
Wihil671/
Wiessell671/
Wilzs671/
Willì671/
Hweel671/
Weehl671/
Weesl671/
Weull671/
Wjeel671/
Wweel671/
Vield670/
Weail670/
Welph670/
Weltd670/
Weeil670/

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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 Wiel
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