Wikel Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wikel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5281:686,47554,517
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Wikel (24) may also be a first name.

Wikel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wikel is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wikel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 582,011th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. Wikel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wikel live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wikel is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 686,475. In The United States Wikel is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Wikel exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Wikel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wikel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wikel surname grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wikel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wikel last name are 21.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.1% registered to vote for the party.

Wikel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weikel913,816/
Wickel911,844/
Waikel91191/
Wikell91122/
Wikiel9169/
Wijkel9157/
Wiekel9156/
Wikael913/
Wikeel911/
Wigkel910/
Wikl893/
Weickel83231/
Wickell83186/
Waikele8337/
Weikelt8329/
Weiskel8318/
Wickiel836/
Weikael831/
Wieckel830/
Wickael830/
Weikl801,309/
Wekel80155/
Wykel80125/
Wickl80117/
Vikel8023/
Wikil808/
Uikel803/
Wékel801/
Weickelt77184/
Wieckiel773/
Waiskell770/
Weckel73736/
Wikieł73423/
Weickl73188/
Wuckel7351/
Wekell7350/
Vikell7344/
Wiquel7341/
Wichel7323/
Waikil7319/
Weskel7316/
Wykell739/
Wäckel736/
Vitkel735/
Wekeel735/
Vickel734/
Vikkel734/
Wykiel734/
Waykel734/
Wetkel733/
Weicel732/
Vikeel732/
Wickll731/
Weikil731/
Vaikel731/
Weekel731/
Wykkel731/
Wyckel731/
Wickelová712/
Wickelova711/
Weichel672,425/
Waichel6730/
Vaikhel6730/
Vikl6720/
Vickell6718/
Buickel6716/
Whichel6714/
Wichell673/
Wekl671/
Wukl671/
Wechkel671/
Weckell671/
Wickled671/
Uikl671/
Weskell671/
Weckelt671/
Weckiel671/
Veickel671/
Wykl671/
Wiql671/
Wiklett671/
Wicklet670/
Baickel670/

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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 Wikel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis