Bichsel Surname

150,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bichsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bichsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9291:4,258614
United States8231:440,41237,866
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Bichsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bichsel is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bichsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 150,823rd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,494,027 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Bichsel live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,929 people, or 1 in 4,258. In Switzerland Bichsel is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 45 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland Bichsel exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Bichsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bichsel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bichsel surname rose 2,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bichsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bichsel are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Bichsel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $51,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bichel921,601/
Beichel86190/
Bichell86135/
Boichel8621/
Bicksel865/
Baichel864/
Bitchel862/
Buichel860/
Bicel833/
Weichsel801,018/
Bitchell8031/
Bitschel801/
Waichsel801/
Bechel77686/
Biczel77128/
Vichel77109/
Boicel7728/
Bychel778/
Bizsel778/
Bichil778/
Beicel772/
Biciel772/
Baicel771/
Bächel771/
Bicell771/
Bitsel770/
Wechsel71346/
Beachel71244/
Betchel7178/
Beechel7160/
Bidsell718/
Bigchil714/
Vitchel713/
Bhaicel713/
Veichel712/
Becksel711/
Bigsell711/
Bechzel711/
Bejchel711/
Bujchel711/
Bethsel711/
Bitsiel711/
Becchel710/
Bitsell710/
Baitsel710/
Beitcel710/
Beitsel710/
Bechell710/
Bizsell710/
Bixel67694/
Becel67622/
Bizel67413/
Beachell67268/
Biçel67167/
Betschel6789/
Weichzel6771/
Baitsell6753/
Vicksell6738/
Bycel6727/
Bicil6726/
Vitchell6720/
Bigchild6716/
Bécel679/
Beechell674/
Betchell673/
Băcel671/
Bethsael671/
Biedsell670/
Beetchel670/

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Bichsel Reference & Research

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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 Bichsel
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