Kersel Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kersel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kersel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kersel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kersel (Oriya: କରେସଲ) occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kersel? popularity and diffusion

Kersel is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kersel live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland Kersel is mostly concentrated in: Argyll and Bute, where 75 percent reside, West Lothian, where 13 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 13 percent reside. Besides Scotland it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Kersel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kersel has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kersel last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kersell9263/
Khersel928/
Kershel921/
Kershell8622/
Kaersoel8611/
Kerschel862/
Koersell861/
Kierssel860/
Karsel831,075/
Kerzel83743/
Kergel83150/
Kercel83123/
Cersel8369/
Korsel8349/
Kirsel8329/
Kershl832/
Kiersl831/
Kerselova801/
Kharsel7712,085/
Kerschl77791/
Korsell77110/
Karsell7731/
Kiercel7726/
Kercell7723/
Kierzel7721/
Cersell7715/
Korszel778/
Körsell777/
Karsael777/
Khorsel774/
Kergiel773/
Kershil771/
Kersleh771/
Kresl73602/
Kerzl7346/
Karsl7326/
Kercl7317/
Korssell7139/
Kirschel7125/
Korschel7117/
Kaercell719/
Khyrshel715/
Querseld711/
Kharssel711/
Kharrsel711/
Cercel677,733/
Kregel671,730/
Krezel67391/
Carsel67161/
Kressl67124/
Körzel6796/
Karzel6795/
Corsel6792/
Kreżel6758/
Kreszl6756/
Kergil6733/
Kerzil6732/
Kırgel6721/
Karżel6711/
Korzel678/
Kerzelová677/
Kersilova676/
Kreshl674/
Korżel674/
Korsil671/
Kircel671/
Kirzel671/
Körgel671/
Kercil670/

Kersel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kersel in the Oriya language
କରେସଲkaresala-

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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 Kersel
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