Wurffel Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Norway

Wurffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Würffel (93) are calculated separately.

Wurffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurffel is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Würffel. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurffel? popularity and diffusion

Wurffel is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Wurffel are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Wurffel is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 59 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent reside. Aside from France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Wurffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wurffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurffel last name expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurffel Last Name Statistics demography

Wurffel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würffel9593/
Wuerffel9374/
Wurffell9310/
Wurfel92643/
Wuerfel86381/
Wirffel8617/
Wurfeld867/
Wurfell863/
Wurfelt861/
Wurfl8370/
Woerffel807/
Würffell806/
Würfel773,544/
Wirfel77294/
Worfel7786/
Wuerfl7753/
Vurfel770/
Wurfelova751/
Wurfelová751/
Woerfel7179/
Worfell715/
Wuerfil711/
Würfell711/
Würfl67857/
Wurflova676/
Wűrfl674/
Wurflová671/
Wirfl670/
Würfelová634/
Virfel62202/
Woerfil570/
Würflová5333/
Wűrflová533/

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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 Wurffel
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