Würfel Surname

127,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Würfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Würfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3751:23,8533,160
Austria1011:84,31112,580
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Wurfel (643) are calculated separately.

Würfel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Würfel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Wurfel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Würfel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,936th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,056,305 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Würfel reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,375 people, or 1 in 23,853. In Germany Würfel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Würfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Würfel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Würfel last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Würfel Last Name Statistics demography

Würfel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.03% more than the national average, earning R 380,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurfel94643/
Würffel9293/
Würfell921/
Würfl91857/
Würffell866/
Wirfel83294/
Worfel8386/
Würfelová804/
Wuerfel77381/
Woerfel7779/
Wurffel7732/
Wirffel7717/
Wurfeld777/
Worfell775/
Wurfell773/
Wurfelt771/
Wurfl7370/
Wűrfl734/
Wirfl730/
Wuerffel7174/
Würflová7133/
Wurffell7110/
Woerffel717/
Virfel67202/
Wuerfl6753/
Wurfelová671/
Wurfelova671/
Vurfel670/
Wuerfil621/
Woerfil620/
Wurflova576/
Wűrflová573/
Wurflová571/
Virfil502/

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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 Würfel
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