Glässel Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glässel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glässel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

The alternate forms: Glassel (450) are calculated separately.

Glässel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glässel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Glassel. For other potential spellings of Glässel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glässel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Glässel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Glässel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Glässel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 694,013. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glassel95450/
Gläsel92603/
Glössel8612/
Glessel862/
Glossel861/
Gläszel861/
Glähsel861/
Glissel860/
Glässelová821/
Glassell80161/
Glaessel8042/
Glessell800/
Glasel77362/
Gläßel77199/
Glesel7760/
Glösel7731/
Glessl777/
Glisel770/
Gleessell750/
Glel739/
Glaesel71202/
Glasell7175/
Glisell714/
Glaisel711/
Glosiel711/
Gleisel711/
Glasschell711/
Glele673,632/
Glezl678/
Gleil674/
Gleßl671/
Nglel671/
Glidsell670/

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