Wongel Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wongel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wongel (1,518) may also be a first name.

Wongel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wongel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wongel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wongel is also the 199,294th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 1,518 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Wongel is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 50 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wongl914/
Wangel83287/
Bongel8330/
Vongel831/
Wonsel831/
Wongil831/
Wonzel830/
Wottengel800/
Wangael7766/
Wangiel7725/
Wanggel7717/
Wangell773/
Vongehl772/
Wonsiel772/
Wondjel771/
Wonggil771/
Wonzell771/
Bongiel771/
Woenghl771/
Wantgel770/
Wangl7312/
Bongl732/
Vongl730/
Vonengel7113/
Wonschel715/
Watengel710/
Bangel67983/
Vangel67685/
Bonsel67315/
Wansel67202/
Wanzel67178/
Boncel67109/
Wancel67109/
Bonzel67107/
Wangil6761/
Wonsil6745/
Büngel6742/
Wattengel6734/
Bungel6713/
Vonsel6710/
Vonzel679/
Bongil676/
Wągiel674/
Wamgel671/
Womsel670/

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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 Wongel
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