Wrangell Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wrangell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrangell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway361:142,84118,058
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia281:964,13257,058
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Finland141:392,62226,475
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Wrangell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrangell is found most frequently in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wrangell.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrangell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Wrangell is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wrangell are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Wrangell is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 142,841. In Norway Wrangell is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 3 percent reside and Western Norway, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Norway Wrangell occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Wrangell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wrangell surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wrangell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning 341,588 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrangel93110/
Brangel80128/
Vrangel8061/
Branzell75242/
Bransell7574/
Brangiel7520/
Braungel752/
Brancell751/
Branxell751/
Brangl717/
Braunzell714/
Brongel67190/
Brancel67135/
Branzel6726/
Vrangelova673/
Bransel671/
Brongiel63242/
Bronsell6348/
Bronzell6347/
Broncell633/
Bransill631/
Brainsel631/
Branssel630/
Brounzell591/
Brounsell590/
Broncel53787/
Bronzel53237/
Brongil5329/
Brągiel5310/
Branzil531/
Brâncel531/
Bronzill501/
Bronsill501/
Brounsel500/

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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 Wrangell
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