Essel Surname

14,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Essel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana36,1601:747110
Germany3861:208,56323,697
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
England1411:395,16427,358
South Africa971:558,53343,702
France481:1,383,807136,859
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Finland321:171,77215,201
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
India171:45,121,493474,784
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Essel (2,339) may also be a first name.

Essel Last Name Facts

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

Essel (Russian: Эссель) is found most in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Essel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,861st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 194,366 people. The last name Essel occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Essel reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Essel is also the 153,787th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,339 people.

The last name Essel is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 36,160 people, or 1 in 747. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Essel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Essel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Essel surname rose 2,992 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Essel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Essel surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Essel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning R 248,748 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hessel919,650/
Gessel911,619/
Jessel911,545/
Esseul91330/
Essell91148/
Eissel9117/
Essiel9117/
Yessel914/
Eyssel914/
Essael914/
Aessel912/
Eussel911/
Esel89565/
Geissel83752/
Hessell83735/
Gessell83470/
Heissel83313/
Jessell83228/
Hoessel83102/
Eyssell8384/
Eissele8384/
Geyssel8363/
Hesselt8343/
Heyssel8330/
Haessel8327/
Heessel8327/
Eyssele8324/
Gesshel8317/
Eysselt8312/
Ehessel8311/
Eissell835/
Eussell832/
Hesselø832/
Heussel832/
Geessel831/
Yessell831/
Jessiel830/
Hiessel830/
Eisel803,816/
Assel802,720/
Eshel801,970/
Issel801,557/
Yssel80915/
Hesel80651/
Ossel80407/
Jesel80287/
Gesel80200/
Eysel80170/
Edsel80154/
Össel8072/
Yesel8043/
Essil8033/
Esiel8033/
Easel8022/
Escel8016/
Exsel8010/
Etsel8010/
Aesel809/
Esell806/
Esael804/
Esuel802/
Oesel802/
Eesel801/
Eselt801/
Jssel801/
Eusel801/
Eseul801/
Geissell771/
Heissele771/
Jhessiel771/
Heschsel771/
Esl75608/
Eel75185/
Eisele7320,708/
Hassel738,699/
Geisel735,084/
Gesell734,233/
Heisel732,958/
Eiselt732,129/
Heusel732,022/
Gissel731,750/
Hoesel73883/
Assael73501/
Edsell73469/
Eysele73362/
Assell73330/
Isselt73241/
Hiesel73234/
Hetsel73226/
Asseel73219/
Hexsel73216/
Hissel73188/
Hössel73188/
Ijssel73187/
Issell73180/
Etsell73177/
Ettsel73165/
Geshel73140/
Hossel7399/
Yissel7393/
Heesel7388/
Yoesel7381/
Hessil7379/
Hejsel7368/
Geysel7355/
Heysel7354/
Jeusel7353/
Eysell7346/
Hässel7339/
Eschel7337/
Jesiel7334/
Ossell7334/
Heshel7331/
Assiel7330/
Yssele7329/
Jeisel7327/
Jissel7325/
Jetsel7322/
Jeseel7321/
Iossel7317/
Gesehl7314/
Osseel7314/
Jessyl7312/
Jessil7311/
Eusell739/
Haesel739/
Gesiel737/
Jesuel737/
Eshell732/
Heseld732/
Yossel732/
Hescel732/
Heasel732/
Yesuel732/
Issael732/
Etsiel732/
Geősel732/
Eisell731/
Heselt731/
Isseld731/
Issiel731/
Easele731/
Easell731/
Eisuel731/
Isscel731/
Asscel731/
Yedsel731/
Ejselt731/
Asssel731/
Assuel731/
Ijesel731/
Jeshel731/
Aassel731/
Yssell731/
Edsiel731/
Hesell730/
Jeysel730/
Hezsel730/
Hedsel730/
Eszell730/
Eatsel730/
Eitsel730/
Jesell730/
Geesel730/
Gessil730/
Exsell730/
Jeszel730/
Hesiel730/
Jiesel730/
Eisschiel71136/
Hesselová713/
Hassell6712,588/
Asel673,376/
Geel673,153/
Eisl672,050/
Heel671,757/
Exel671,544/
Isel671,402/
Ezel671,289/
Ecel67772/
Esil67574/
Eiszele67285/
Osel67282/
Heschel67272/
Etel67268/
Heisele67214/
Hossell67149/
Jeel67144/
Gissell67142/
Hasselø67142/
Eele67134/
Gijssel67128/
Eselova67111/
Heiselt67109/
Huissel6784/
Geijsel6782/
Hesl6773/
Etschel6770/
Ysel6766/
Heeszel6760/
Heasell6754/
Eßel6746/
Geschel6735/
Geshell6732/
Ösel6729/
Esle6727/
Hosseel6726/
Ejdsell6724/
Hedsell6720/
Eschell6719/
Heihsel6715/
Hessilt6711/
Eell679/
Hettsel679/
Gisselø679/
Heysell677/
Gheysel677/
Hassiel676/
Jetsell675/
Eehl674/
Eselowa673/
Eschael673/
Geihsel673/
Eejl673/
Hyssell672/
Geisell672/
Jeschel672/
Eslp672/
Giehsel672/
Yissell671/
Jeasiel671/
Hessilp671/
Hetsell671/
Jesheel671/
Heuscel671/
Eiszelt671/
Eelp671/
Eysield671/
Escheld671/
Geysell671/
Gieszel671/
Heisell671/
Eysl671/
Easl671/
Ijsselt671/
Äsel671/
Hassael671/
Eeyl671/
Eiseltt671/
Eslh671/
Esll671/
Eslt671/
Esyl671/
Jeeseel671/
Jheysel671/
Geishel670/
Eischel670/
Hoeszel670/
Heesell670/
Geseell670/
Hetseld670/
Hissell670/
Jesoell670/
Heitsel670/
Hescell670/
Eddsell670/

Essel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essel in the Russian language
Эссельessel-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Essel
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