Kessling Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kessling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Kessling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kessling occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessling? popularity and diffusion

Kessling is the 680,882nd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kessling live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States Kessling is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and Ohio, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States Kessling occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Kessling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kessling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kessling surname rose 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kessling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kessling are 26.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Kessling earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $36,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $45,338 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kessling
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