Wuerpel Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wuerpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuerpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wuerpel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wuerpel occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wuerpel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuerpel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Wuerpel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wuerpel reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wuerpel is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Wuerpel is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 41 percent are found, North Carolina, where 29 percent are found and Maine, where 18 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Wuerpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wuerpel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wuerpel Last Name Statistics demography

Wuerpel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.78% less than the national average, earning $13,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuerpell930/
Wurpel9292/
Werpel9247/
Woerpel86211/
Waerpel860/
Werpell860/
Huerpel860/
Wörpel77269/
Würpel77180/
Worpel7755/
Wirpel7722/
Verpel7718/
Warpel771/
Wrepel770/
Worpell7198/
Wörpelová631/
Verpil6217/
Värpel621/
Worpleh579/

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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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  • 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 Wuerpel
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