Wessling Surname

102,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Wessling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7921:202,26519,877
Germany1,2081:66,6448,521
Brazil7491:285,81411,005
Australia5001:53,9916,638
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Guam451:3,558455
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
England51:11,143,612252,590
China51:273,464,31313,838
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Wessling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessling is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wessling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,788th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,591,167 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Wessling are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,792 people, or 1 in 202,265. In The United States Wessling is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.

Wessling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessling last name expanded 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wessling surname are 16.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.59% registered with the political party.

Wessling earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weissling94130/
Wesling93912/
Wyssling88179/
Bessling88178/
Weisling88128/
Wesslink8835/
Wissling8831/
Vessling8828/
Wehsling8813/
Wejsling887/
Wiesling882/
Weslling881/
Weesling881/
Weslinng880/
Wassling880/
Weiszling828/
Waissling820/
Weßling803,065/
Besling80120/
Wysling80107/
Wasling80102/
Vesling8054/
Wosling803/
Wisling803/
Weslink800/
Weijling7594/
Weißling7579/
Weslinck7536/
Wechling7522/
Huesling7510/
Bissling759/
Veslingh754/
Behsling751/
Bössling751/
Viesling751/
Beesling751/
Besslink751/
Beslling750/
Whisling750/
Beszling750/
Veslling750/
Wijling67135/
Vejling6787/
Beßling6779/
Bösling6776/
Wißling6752/
Wicling6724/
Witschling6718/
Besleng6715/
Bisling6713/
Woslyng6711/
Vesleng672/
Visling671/
Waßling671/
Weigelling670/

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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 Wessling
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