Witchell Surname

294,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Witchell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witchell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:107,77211,228
Australia4131:65,3657,815
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Wales961:32,2353,244
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Witchell (19) may also be a first name.

Witchell Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Witchell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 294,812th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,631,797 people. The surname Witchell occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Witchell are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The last name Witchell is most common in England, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 107,772. In England Witchell is most common in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Witchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witchell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witchell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Witchell last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Witchell last name are 34.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Witchell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.34% less than the national average, earning R 151,284 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $60,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitchell9411/
Witchelle942/
Witchel93118/
Wichell933/
Woitschell899/
Weitschell897/
Wittschell892/
Witschel881,284/
Bitchell8831/
Vitchell8820/
Weichell883/
Waichell881/
Witshell881/
Witchelt881/
Witchill881/
Whichell880/
Wetchell880/
Whitchel880/
Whitcell880/
Witcel86234/
Wichel8623/
Wietschel8295/
Witzschel8240/
Whitscell8230/
Whitchill825/
Vitchelle824/
Widschell822/
Whitshell821/
Whitchele820/
Weichel802,425/
Witzell80298/
Witsell80234/
Bichell80135/
Waichel8030/
Whichel8014/
Wetchel805/
Vitchel803/
Bitchel802/
Widchel801/
Wetcell801/
Weitcel801/
Wychell800/
Whitcel800/
Wicel771/
Whitsell751,375/
Weichsel751,018/
Weitzell75200/
Wittsell75135/
Whitzell75122/
Wittzell7581/
Weichzel7571/
Whychell7513/
Wheichel754/
Betchell753/
Wetschel753/
Bitschel751/
Waitsell751/
Witscehl751/
Wistsell751/
Wietzell751/
Wheitcel751/
Whetchel751/
Waichsel751/
Vetchell750/
Weitsell750/
Whittcel750/
Witzsell750/
Witschelová749/
Witzel718,832/
Bichel711,601/
Westhelle71266/
Witsel71210/
Vichel71109/
Wiciel7178/
Wechel7126/
Wizell7112/
Wychel7110/
Vitcel719/
Wiczel716/
Whittsell715/
Wetcel714/
Weicel712/
Waithhill711/
Whitcield711/
Wichil711/
Whetshell711/
Wiecel711/
Uichel711/
Wheitsell710/
Wiscel710/
Whitchild710/
Weitzel6714,199/
Wetzell671,099/
Whitsel67923/
Wechsel67346/
Wietzel67299/
Beichel67190/
Wetsell67137/
Whitzel67137/
Woitzel67134/
Waitzel67113/
Wiezell6785/
Betchel6778/
Vechell6727/
Boichel6721/
Widsell6720/
Vichill6714/
Whechel6711/
Viecell676/
Baichel674/
Huichel674/
Weitsel673/
Weizell673/
Bitjell673/
Veichel672/
Witzill672/
Vitzell671/
Wehchel671/
Whithsield671/
Wajchel671/
Waitsel670/
Weitgel670/
Buichel670/
Weytcel670/
Bechell670/
Bitgell670/
Beitcel670/
Waitgel670/
Whitgel670/
Witsill670/
Weihzel670/
Vitsell670/
Bitsell670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witchell
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