Wortel Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wortel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wortel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0091:16,7372,587
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium251:459,86646,150
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France81:8,302,840321,660
Micronesia41:26,561731
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Wortel (16) may also be a first name.

Wortel Last Name Facts

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

Wortel is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Wortèl. Click here for other potential spellings of Wortel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wortel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wortel is the 264,506th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wortel reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname Wortel is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,009 people, or 1 in 16,737. In The Netherlands Wortel is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 32 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and North Brabant, where 10 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Suriname, where 6 percent live.

Wortel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wortel are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wortel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.6% less than the national average, earning R 162,552 per year; in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $54,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wortèl941/
Wortell9257/
Woertel9233/
Worthel9217/
Bortel831,466/
Wartel831,196/
Wertel83327/
Vortel8351/
Wärtel8314/
Wurtel831/
Wartell77378/
Bortell77371/
Borteel7756/
Bourtel7711/
Wortlet776/
Warthel774/
Wurtelt771/
Wurtell771/
Wurteel771/
Werteel771/
Werthel770/
Bortl73126/
Würtl73116/
Wertl7352/
Wörtl7315/
Bourteel7130/
Boorteel7112/
Bourtell712/
Weurthel710/
Borttell710/
Bartel6728,891/
Vertel674,811/
Burtel67250/
Vortelová6753/
Bärtel6750/
Bürtel6729/
Vartel6715/
Vurtel676/
Wärthl672/
Wuertl671/
Vortelova671/
Bortil671/
Wertil671/
Borttl670/

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