Kressel Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kressel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kressel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3271:246,19426,830
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Israel511:167,79717,113
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kressel (37) may also be a first name.

Kressel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kressel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kressel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 485,771st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. Kressel is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kressel live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 246,194. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 31 percent are found, Hesse, where 27 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Kressel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kressel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kressel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kressel are 1.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.43% registered with the party.

The amount Kressel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $45,950 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
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  • 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 Kressel
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