Meaning of the nameWendel
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Wen-del
Wendel is a masculine name of Germanic origin, an old short form of names beginning with the element wentil, which designates a Vandal.
Meaning
“short form of Germanic names beginning with wentil, 'a Vandal'”
Source: Behind the Name: Wendel
- People (2022)
- 44,057
- Rank in Brazil
- #615
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 38,304
- people
Wendel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wendel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (14,148 people).
359 women 43,698 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Wendel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wendel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.050%
- Sergipe 0.046%
- Pará 0.041%
- Amazonas 0.039%
- Distrito Federal 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,076 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,037 | 0.025% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,780 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 4,069 | 0.029% |
| Pará | 3,333 | 0.041% |
| Maranhão | 2,057 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 1,908 | 0.027% |
| Ceará | 1,694 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 1,544 | 0.039% |
| Pernambuco | 1,321 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,028 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 1,026 | 0.046% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,013 | 0.036% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,004 | 0.026% |
| Paraná | 837 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 786 | 0.024% |
| Paraíba | 687 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 671 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 547 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 477 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 414 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 366 | 0.050% |
| Mato Grosso | 344 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 287 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 278 | 0.034% |
| Rondônia | 260 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 213 | 0.034% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wendel
Behind the Name describes Wendel as an old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil, 'a Vandal', and notes that the name of that people was often confused with that of the Wends; Wiktionary records Wendel in German as a variant of Wendelin. For Wendell, Wiktionary gives a shortened form of Germanic names beginning with Wendel-, 'a Wend', and Behind the Name, a German and Dutch surname taken from the name Wendel, which became a given name in English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,057 people named Wendel, with a median age of 20; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. It is almost always male.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group and the one that Behind the Name also records in use in Brazil; the dictionary lists Wendhel and Whendel among its spelling variants.
Other spellings of Wendel
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wendel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Wendel (German) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Wendell (English) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Wendell · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wendel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uendel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wendel
What does the name Wendel mean?
Wendel means “short form of Germanic names beginning with wentil, 'a Vandal'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Wendel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,057 people with the first name Wendel, which ranks it number 615 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wendel a boy's or a girl's name?
Wendel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 359 women and 43,698 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Wendel?
Wendel is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wendel most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.050% of the state's population is named Wendel (366 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wendel?
Wendell and Uendel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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