Hessels Surname

161,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Hessels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hessels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0481:8,2461,022
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Belgium1351:85,16013,333
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malta11:430,2723,380
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Hessels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hessels is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hessels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hessels is the 161,802nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,709,125 people. The surname Hessels is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Hessels live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,048 people, or 1 in 8,246. In The Netherlands Hessels is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Hessels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hessels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hessels surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hessels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hessels last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Hessels earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heessels93425/
Hoessels9365/
Heussels932/
Hesels9239/
Essels921/
Chessells88131/
Hesselsøe882/
Hassels86411/
Essells8624/
Gessels863/
Jessels862/
Hissels862/
Heesels861/
Hossels860/
Heasels860/
Heels83509/
Esels830/
Gessells8056/
Geyssels8014/
Geessels8013/
Hassells8010/
Hasselås8010/
Hässelås804/
Assels77202/
Gesels7780/
Hexels7747/
Heeles7746/
Issels7739/
Yssels7710/
Hecels774/
Eisels772/
Cheels770/
Oheels770/
Helsse770/
Hesseltje751/
Geijssels751/
Eels73232/
Hels73184/
Esls732/
Geysels71528/
Ijssels7172/
Eschels7133/
Ysseles7121/
Assells7111/
Hesless716/
Heschelles714/
Helesse713/
Hysells711/
Gesells710/
Hossils710/
Eells671,851/
Geels671,389/
Heuls67196/
Heils67125/
Chels6776/
Geijsels6774/
Helse6774/
Heals6771/
Helsø6750/
Hiels6748/
Hells6723/
Eelst6715/
Asels6712/
Helst6711/
Khels6710/
Hellesse672/
Helsh672/
Helsz671/
Heyls671/
Helsd671/
Jeels671/
Eelss671/
Gissells671/
Cheelles670/
Hehls670/
Elsse670/
Ecels670/

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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 Hessels
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