Wrangel Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wrangel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrangel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Denmark111:513,15632,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wrangel (18) may also be a first name.

Wrangel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrangel occurs most in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrangel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Wrangel is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Wrangel reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia. Wrangel is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The surname Wrangel is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 175,835. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 50 percent reside, Skåne County, where 32 percent reside and Jämtland County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Wrangel Last Name Statistics demography

Wrangel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrangell93137/
Brangel86128/
Vrangel8661/
Brangiel8020/
Braungel802/
Brangl777/
Brongel71190/
Brancel71135/
Branzel7126/
Vrangelova713/
Bransel711/
Brongiel67242/
Branzell67242/
Bransell6774/
Brainsel671/
Branxell671/
Brancell671/
Branssel670/
Braunzell634/
Broncel57787/
Bronzel57237/
Brongil5729/
Brągiel5710/
Brâncel571/
Branzil571/
Bronsell5348/
Bronzell5347/
Broncell533/
Bransill531/
Brounsel530/
Brounzell501/
Brounsell500/

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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 Wrangel
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