Wordel Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Wordel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Wördel (2) are calculated separately.

Wordel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wordel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Wördel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wordel are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Wordel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wordel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wordel last name grew 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wordel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wordel surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Wordel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wördel942/
Wordell92709/
Wordl919/
Worddell861/
Bordel831,152/
Werdel83267/
Wurdel8391/
Wardel8374/
Vordel832/
Wardell779,819/
Bourdel771,535/
Bordell77225/
Werdell7796/
Wärdell7749/
Wurdell7739/
Wordill774/
Borrdel771/
Wördell771/
Worrdll771/
Vordell770/
Wardl737/
Bordl730/
Warddell7121/
Wardiell7115/
Whardell7110/
Warrdell713/
Warduell711/
Bardel672,935/
Verdel671,523/
Burdel67493/
Wardil6768/
Bürdel6744/
Vurdel6733/
Bordil677/
Bordyl677/
Vardel677/
Uardel671/

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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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  • 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 Wordel
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