Wordell Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wordell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:200,07417,416

The alternate forms: Wördell (1) are calculated separately.

Wordell (41) may also be a first name.

Wordell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wordell is most common in The United States. It can occur as: Wördell. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 472,684th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wordell live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States Wordell is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 24 percent reside, Rhode Island, where 18 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Wordell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wordell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wordell surname increased 226 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wordell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wordell surname are 11.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Wordell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wördell951/
Worddell931/
Wordel9277/
Wardell869,819/
Bordell86225/
Werdell8696/
Wärdell8649/
Wurdell8639/
Wordill864/
Worrdll861/
Vordell860/
Wordl839/
Warddell8021/
Wardiell8015/
Whardell8010/
Warrdell803/
Warduell801/
Bordel771,152/
Werdel77267/
Wurdel7791/
Wardel7774/
Vordel772/
Wördel772/
Bardell712,059/
Bourdel711,535/
Burdell71827/
Verdell71565/
Wardill71487/
Vardell71414/
Bordill7114/
Värdell715/
Vurdell712/
Borrdel711/
Verdiell67212/
Wardl677/
Bordl670/

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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 Wordell
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