Gessl Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gessl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gessl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4601:18,5122,855
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gessl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gessl is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gessl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gessl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 560,645th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The last name Gessl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gessl live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 18,512. In Austria Gessl is most prevalent in: Vienna, where 40 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 31 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Austria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gessl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gessl last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Gessl earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goessl91285/
Giessl9149/
Geissl9120/
Essl891,595/
Gesl8936/
Gössl801,036/
Gesel80200/
Jessl80193/
Giesl80154/
Hessl8061/
Gassl8059/
Geisl8046/
Goesl8016/
Gässl809/
Eissl809/
Gossl806/
Gissl802/
Geszl801/
Sessl801/
Ghesl801/
Ehssl801/
Esl75608/
Gesell734,233/
Giesel732,508/
Heissl73186/
Goesel73125/
Gieszl73111/
Siessl7367/
Zeissl7366/
Seissl7362/
Gesgel7360/
Geysel7355/
Hiessl7353/
Geschl7341/
Gaissl7324/
Gesehl7314/
Gesiel737/
Gesuel736/
Goeszl734/
Geiszl732/
Gesill732/
Geslet732/
Geősel732/
Guesel731/
Geesel730/
Gaesel730/
Chessl730/
Giesslová7111/
Igel674,028/
Egel672,092/
Eisl672,050/
Eshl67635/
Esil67574/
Esel67565/
Gejl67321/
Geßl67231/
Sisl67200/
Goeschl67121/
Geijsel6782/
Hesl6773/
Égel6761/
Gösl6744/
Ygel6737/
Gecl6730/
Ghoshsl6712/
Escl6710/
Goesiel679/
Ehsl679/
Issl677/
Esslová675/
Iesl674/
Geslová674/
Gisl674/
Gasl674/
Chiessl673/
Jesl673/
Sesl673/
Eusl673/
Giehsel672/
Giesell672/
Eslp672/
Gosl672/
Easl671/
Geysell671/
Eysl671/
Gjsl671/
Eßsl671/
Eszl671/
Ejsl671/
Yesl671/
Eslh671/
Esll671/
Eslt671/
Esyl671/
Jssl671/
Geseell670/
Gueasel670/

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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
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  • 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 Gessl
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