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Where Does The Last Name Hessel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hessel occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hessel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 52,998^th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 755,186 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Hessel reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 145,073^rd most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 2,575 people.

Hessel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 3,660 people, or 1 in 21,996. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Saxony, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 19 percent live.

Hessel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hessel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hessel last name expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hessel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Hessel last name are 36.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hessel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning 338,888 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning R 257,568 per year; in United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $46,885 CAD per year.