Wimmel Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wimmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3951:203,81123,311
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wimmel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimmel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimmel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wimmel is the 668,257th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wimmel reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wimmel is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 203,811. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 56 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Wimmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wimmel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wimmel last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.

Wimmel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.24% less than the national average, earning $32,260 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimmell9214/
Wimel9144/
Bimmel83333/
Wemmel83155/
Wummel83139/
Wimell833/
Hwimel831/
Wimiel831/
Weimel831/
Wiemel831/
Wimelt831/
Weimelt7729/
Waismel7727/
Wemmell7723/
Weismel7716/
Hweimel7712/
Waimele771/
Uimmell770/
Bimmell770/
Woimell770/
Huimmel770/
Wemel7394/
Bimel7359/
Wimil7313/
Vimel734/
Woiml731/
Uimel731/
Weismehl7143/
H'Weimel711/
Waymel67902/
Beimel67655/
Bemmel67163/
Vaimel6756/
Baimel6749/
Boimel6736/
Vimmll672/
Bimell672/
Buimel671/
Vemmel671/
Vimael671/
Huimel671/
Weymel670/
Wimlet670/

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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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  • 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 Wimmel
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