Wilbel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Wilbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wilbel (54) may also be a first name.

Wilbel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbel is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilbel is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wilbel reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbel921/
Weilbel921/
Wailbel921/
Welbel8374/
Bilbel8372/
Wailbl831/
Wlbell831/
Woelbel7722/
Wölbl7374/
Welbl7312/
Bilbl7310/
Blbel731/
Wlble731/
Belbel67830/
Bilbil67393/
Velbel67100/
Völbel6764/
Woelbl6712/
Vilbøl673/
Welble672/
Welbyl670/
Voelbel6287/
Bellbel621/
Blbl605/
Vlbl601/
Bellbell573/
Belbl5529/
Velbl5523/
Wlnpl551/
Bülbül5048,973/
Bylbyl509/
Welbil500/

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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 Wilbel
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