Fernsel Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fernsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Fernsel Last Name Facts

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

Fernsel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Fernsel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Fernsel is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 94 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Fernsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fernsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernsel surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernsel Last Name Statistics demography

Fernsel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernsell9313/
Farnsel8615/
Förnsel8615/
Fornsel8612/
Verensel802/
Farnsell800/
Fernschild71161/
Farnsil711/
Farnzel711/
Forncel711/
Ferenschild6746/
Phernsil670/
Fehrenschild6336/
Firnschild5948/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Fernsel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis