Guessel Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Finland

Guessel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France81:8,302,840321,660
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Guessel Last Name Facts

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

Guessel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﻞ) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guessel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guessel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Guessel is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Guessel are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 75 percent are found, Grand Est, where 13 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 31 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guesseld931/
Gessel921,619/
Guesel921/
Gessell86470/
Giessel86375/
Quessel8677/
Geyssel8663/
Gesshel8617/
Kuessel866/
Guissel862/
Geessel861/
Ghessel861/
Guescel861/
Guetsel861/
Gueasel860/
Gesel83200/
Giessell804/
Guyssele801/
Gesell774,233/
Giesel772,508/
Gissel771,750/
Kuesel77289/
Guezel77226/
Geshel77140/
Getsel77111/
Geysel7755/
Guisel7753/
Guetel7719/
Quesel7717/
Gesehl7714/
Guehel7713/
Guesle7713/
Geszel7712/
Gesiel777/
Gyssel773/
Geősel772/
Geesel770/
Gessil770/
Gesselová7510/
Guetschel751/
Geel733,153/
Gissell71142/
Gijssel71128/
Geijsel7182/
Gettsel7162/
Guettel7151/
Geschel7135/
Geshell7132/
Ghyssel7118/
Kuehsel7110/
Gisselø719/
Queisel716/
Kuesell715/
Gedsell713/
Quissel713/
Ghessil713/
Quiesel713/
Giesell712/
Giesselová712/
Giehsel712/
Guisell711/
Guedtel711/
Geysell711/
Gieszel711/
Gessuil711/
Quesell711/
Gueitel711/
Guissil711/
Couesel710/
Geseell710/
Getsell710/
Kuissel710/
Geele677,254/
Gysel671,430/
Gisel671,111/
Guele671,015/
Gezel67281/
Getschel67140/
Quissell6767/
Getel6745/
Geçel6743/
Geell6730/
Gheel6727/
Guelh6721/
Gesle679/
Gecel678/
Gueil675/
Gäsel674/
Ngeel672/
Guetl672/
Quesuell671/
Guetchel671/
Geelp671/
Geschelt671/
Gheiscel671/
Ghesl671/
Geehl671/
Geelh671/
Gésel671/
Geschell671/
Guisiell670/
Goisselt670/
Gieschel670/
Gieshell670/

Guessel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guessel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺴﻞkysl50
ﻛﺴﻞksl50

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