Kesseler Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kesseler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made kettles; one who came from Kessel (castle), the name of many places in Germany.

Kesseler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9411:85,55310,810
Brazil3261:656,67024,248
Argentina3191:133,99211,330
France2961:224,40134,808
Netherlands2801:60,31110,392
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Luxembourg571:10,1851,737
England571:977,51048,999
Canada441:837,40065,151
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Kesseler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made kettles; one who came from Kessel (castle), the name of many places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kesseler Last Name Facts

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

Kesseler occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesseler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kesseler is the 162,058th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kesseler reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 85,553. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

Kesseler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kesseler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kesseler last name increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 713 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kesseler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kesseler last name are 11.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Kesseler earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $58,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesseleer9447/
Keseler93140/
Kieseler88237/
Kisseler8832/
Kaeseler8828/
Kösseler887/
Kasseler882/
Kessyler881/
Kesesler881/
Keeseler881/
Kessiler880/
Kesheler880/
Keaseler880/
Köseler803,095/
Keßeler80177/
Kaseler8077/
Keçeler8046/
Käseler8017/
Kiseler8012/
Koseler808/
Kesyler800/
Kezeler800/
Kesoler800/
Kesiler800/
Kaiseler7567/
Casseler7556/
Queseler757/
Kayseler754/
Kyoseler752/
Kioseler751/
Kuiseler750/
Cosseler750/
Queysselier749/
Kaşeler6720/
Ceceler6715/
Caseler6714/
Kisiler675/
Kasaler674/
Coseler672/
Kiceler671/
Kosiler671/
Kosoler671/
Kißeler671/

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