Wurgel Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wurgel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Wurgel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurgel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wurgel is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurgel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wurgel is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wurgel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.
Wurgel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wurgel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurgel surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wurdgel | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wurzel | 83 | 1,656 | / |
| Burgel | 83 | 1,058 | / |
| Wurcel | 83 | 73 | / |
| Wirgel | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wursel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Burgiel | 77 | 475 | / |
| Burgell | 77 | 196 | / |
| Bourgel | 77 | 104 | / |
| Wurzell | 77 | 75 | / |
| Wirgell | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wurssel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wurzeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burdgel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wurzl | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wirgl | 73 | 12 | / |
| Burgl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Worgl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woursell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burgiell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bürgel | 67 | 2,334 | / |
| Virgel | 67 | 215 | / |
| Worzel | 67 | 162 | / |
| Worcel | 67 | 59 | / |
| Burcel | 67 | 45 | / |
| Bursel | 67 | 36 | / |
| Burzel | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vurzel | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wurzelová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vurcel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Burgil | 67 | 6 | / |
| Worsel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Würzel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wurzle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wurcelová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wurzelova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Burçel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wurzll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bűrgel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourgl | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wurgel
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