Hössel Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hössel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hössel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Austria301:283,84832,444
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Hossel (99) are calculated separately.

Hössel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hössel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Hossel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hössel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Hössel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hössel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany Hössel is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 59 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany Hössel is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hossel9499/
Hösel911,492/
Össel9172/
Hessel839,650/
Hassel838,699/
Hässel8339/
Höhsel8310/
Ösel8029/
Hassell7712,588/
Hessell77735/
Chessel77494/
Höschel77194/
Chassel77150/
Hossell77149/
Hasselø77142/
Hoessel77102/
Huissel7784/
Heessel7727/
Haessel7727/
Hosseel7726/
Hassiel776/
Hesselø772/
Heussel772/
Hassael771/
Essel7337,494/
Assel732,720/
Hasel731,405/
Hesel73651/
Ossel73407/
Hosel73193/
Özsel7382/
Häsel7353/
Jösel7345/
Hößel7341/
Hözel7324/
Öçsel7313/
Ahsel731/
Chessell71994/
Chassell7114/
Hassaell711/
Heschsel711/
Heusel672,022/
Hasell67904/
Hoesel67883/
Assael67501/
Assell67330/
Asseel67219/
Höchel67211/
Essell67148/
Hosell67105/
Öschel6796/
Heesel6788/
Hessil6779/
Huisel6762/
Ossell6734/
Haseel6732/
Assiel6730/
Chasel6720/
Chesel6719/
Essiel6717/
Hassil6717/
Osseel6714/
Jöhsel6713/
D'Huissel6711/
Haesel679/
Hasiel676/
Essael674/
Hosuel672/
Aessel672/
Chosel671/
Ohsell671/
Asscel671/
Eussel671/
Ahsell671/
Asssel671/
Aassel671/
Assuel671/
Hezsel670/
Hasael670/
Haasel670/
Hesiel670/
Hesell670/

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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 Hössel
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