Kessel Surname
Approximately 15,382 people bear this surname
Kessel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kestell,' in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall A family of this name was settled there from the time of King John till about the year 1737 (C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall).
1602-3.
Read More About This SurnameKessel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,741 | 1:11,943 | 1,531 |
| United States | 5,337 | 1:67,914 | 7,899 |
| Netherlands | 551 | 1:30,648 | 5,090 |
| Argentina | 445 | 1:96,053 | 8,090 |
| Canada | 311 | 1:118,475 | 12,504 |
| Cuba | 237 | 1:48,619 | 2,012 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Russia | 179 | 1:805,157 | 66,011 |
| Estonia | 150 | 1:8,812 | 1,206 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Belgium | 111 | 1:103,573 | 15,679 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| South Africa | 85 | 1:637,385 | 47,411 |
| Denmark | 73 | 1:77,325 | 7,557 |
| Algeria | 71 | 1:544,106 | 38,132 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Austria | 70 | 1:121,649 | 16,953 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Slovakia | 68 | 1:78,477 | 15,212 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 607 | 1:82,733 | 8,664 |
Kessel (241) may also be a first name.
Kessel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kestell,' in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall A family of this name was settled there from the time of King John till about the year 1737 (C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall).
1602-3. Walter Kestell, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.
1619. John Kestell, or Kestle, Cornwall: ibid.
1700. Married — James Kessall and Hannah Maud: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(German, English) One who made and sold kettles; dweller in, or near, a fort or castle; one who came from Kessel (castle), the name of many places in Germany.
Kessel Demographics
Average Kessel Salary in
United States
$47,064 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kessel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kessel (Russian: Кессель) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kessel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,453rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 473,771 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kessel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 575,894th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 241 people.
The last name Kessel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 6,741 people, or 1 in 11,943. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany Kessel is found in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Kessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kessel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kessel surname rose 879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kessel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kessel last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kessel last name are 7.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.81% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kessel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning 292,482 kr per year; in Peru they earn 290.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,654 per year; in South Africa they earn 153.69% more than the national average, earning R 602,856 per year; in United States they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $47,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kessel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kessel in the Russian language | ||
| Кессель | kessel | - |
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