Wiels Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wiels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2921:39,3726,445
France971:684,77087,242
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wiels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiels occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 637,196th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wiels reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 39,372. In Belgium Wiels is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 24 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Wiels occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 16 percent reside.

Wiels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiels last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiels Last Name Statistics demography

Wiels earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieles9184/
Wiehls9113/
Wiells911/
Wils893,946/
Wels892,849/
Wielsch83353/
Wielsøe832/
Wells80315,346/
Welsh8082,193/
Wills8069,354/
Weels80478/
Wilse8088/
Wilsz8088/
Waels8074/
Welss8066/
Welsz8057/
Woels8038/
Wyels8037/
Biels8024/
Viels8015/
Wilss8013/
Welse8012/
Welhs8012/
Wiils805/
Wuils802/
Weëls802/
Wilsh801/
Welsp801/
Welsø801/
Vwils801/
Wilhs800/
Wehls800/
Wiechels7726/
Wiessels771/
Wiettels771/
Wls753/
Welsch7316,833/
Welles733,435/
Willes731,547/
Wilsch73626/
Bieles73270/
Willse73213/
Bielss73192/
Biehls7334/
Welshe7332/
Wilshe7325/
Wilsøe7311/
Wellls739/
Wellsh737/
Vieles736/
Wellss734/
Wuells733/
Willss733/
Woells732/
Wellse732/
Wgells732/
Wiyles731/
Wjills731/
Wielch731/
Wiills731/
Weells731/
Weslsh731/
Welsjh731/
Welsse731/
Hwells731/
Well's731/
Waells731/
Wehlse730/
Welssh730/
Welz679,517/
Wilz671,202/
Vels671,080/
Bels67760/
Bils67678/
Willsch67575/
Vils67474/
Wöls67243/
Willess67217/
Welß67129/
Welsche6752/
Uels6747/
Vielles6743/
Wellesz6737/
Wilß6736/
Wyls6725/
Wellsch6722/
Waelsch6719/
Viesels679/
Wuilles676/
Wlsd675/
Wlsz674/
Bielsch672/
Wles672/
Wlsp672/
Wilx671/
Welschh671/
Vielsøe671/
Uils671/
Wlls671/
Wlsh671/
Bieless671/
D'Welsh671/
Wwls671/
Wueiles671/
Welx671/
Wlhs671/
Wlse671/
Wlss671/

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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 Wiels
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