Wurzel Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Wurzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6811:118,21714,517
United States6651:545,05145,128
Israel1481:57,8227,414
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Czechia201:531,67354,411
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Würzel (4) are calculated separately.

Wurzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurzel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Würzel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,315th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Wurzel are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 681 people, or 1 in 118,217. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 31 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Wurzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wurzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurzel surname expanded 2,891 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wurzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wurzel are 2.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the party.

Wurzel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würzel944/
Wurtzel92773/
Wurzell9275/
Wurczel926/
Wurzeel921/
Wuzel9140/
Wurzl9135/
Wurczell8610/
Wurtzell867/
Worzel83162/
Wurcel8373/
Burzel8335/
Vurzel8319/
Wurgel8315/
Wirzel836/
Wurzle833/
Wuerzl833/
Wursel833/
Weuzel832/
Wurzll831/
Wuriel831/
Wauzel830/
Weurel830/
Wurl801,263/
Wurzelová8014/
Wurzelova802/
Burdzel77374/
Burzell7761/
Wierzel7741/
Worczel777/
Wouriel775/
Würtzel772/
Wouroel771/
Worzell771/
Burszel771/
Wourell771/
Wirtzel771/
Wurssel771/
Würczel771/
Wurdgel770/
Wurrell770/
Burel738,835/
Worel73463/
Würzl73335/
Vurel73101/
Buzel7395/
Wurll7321/
Wuhrl7315/
Wozel738/
Wuzél735/
Wurhl731/
Wuril731/
Wusel731/
Weurl731/
Wugel730/
Wourl730/
Wierszel7127/
Wurczellová7121/
Würtzell715/
Wurzlová715/
Burdzell712/
Wuerssel711/
Woursell711/
Bourel673,176/
Beurel671,369/
Burell671,144/
Burgel671,058/
Worrel67683/
Burrel67596/
Worell67328/
Beuzel67149/
Buhrel6786/
Worcel6759/
Buzzel6752/
Burcel6745/
Bursel6736/
Bauzel6730/
Baurel6725/
Buzell6712/
Vurcel678/
Bouzel678/
Vuriel677/
Worsel676/
Wugell676/
Wirsel673/
Vauzel673/
Vaurel673/
Burçel672/
Wurcelová672/
Buirel672/
Bureel671/
Burehl671/
Vorzel671/
Burzyl671/
Wourld671/
Vurell671/
Buizel671/
Waugel670/

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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 Wurzel
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