Wihel Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wihel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wihel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wihel (49) may also be a first name.

Wihel Last Name Facts

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

Wihel is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wihel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wihel is the 2,007,164th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Wihel is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Wihel are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 1,555,873. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Papua, where 93 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent are found and Jakarta, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijhel911/
Wihell911/
Wiel891,380/
Wihesel831/
Wiele801,416/
Bihel801,049/
Whyel80137/
Wielt8089/
Wiell8066/
Vihel8017/
Wehel808/
Wihil801/
Whiel800/
Wiechelt7765/
Wieschel7713/
Weijel7383/
Wieldt7372/
Wiysel7344/
Wiesle7321/
Wietel7316/
Wießel7315/
Waijel7310/
Waiyel737/
Wielhe732/
Weiyel731/
Wiecel731/
Uihehl731/
Viheil730/
Wihile730/
Wuiele730/
Biel67105,577/
Viel6715,092/
Wiil6790/
Wiessel6774/
Wajgiel6757/
Wyil672/
Weiyelt672/
Waheelh671/
Wjel671/
Wgel671/
Wiyl671/
Waiyele671/
Wietell671/
Wiesèll671/
Weigiel671/
Wyel671/
Uiel671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wihel
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