Kössel Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Kössel Surname User-submission:
The Kössel suranem comes from German Kessel, meaning 'cauldron'. People with this name often were farmers and innkeepers in the South-Eastern regions of Bavaria, Germany.
Kössel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Kossel (485) are calculated separately.
Kössel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kössel suranem comes from German Kessel, meaning 'cauldron'. People with this name often were farmers and innkeepers in the South-Eastern regions of Bavaria, Germany.
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Where Does The Last Name Kössel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kössel is most common in Germany. It can be found as: Kossel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kössel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kössel is the 1,504,764th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kössel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Kössel is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 57 percent live, Thuringia, where 36 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossel | 94 | 485 | / |
| Kösel | 91 | 448 | / |
| Kessel | 83 | 15,382 | / |
| Kassel | 83 | 4,213 | / |
| Köhsel | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kässel | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kessell | 77 | 1,988 | / |
| Kassell | 77 | 290 | / |
| Koessel | 77 | 186 | / |
| Khassel | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kossell | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kassiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaessel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kessuel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kuissel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kasel | 73 | 3,237 | / |
| Kosel | 73 | 3,157 | / |
| Kesel | 73 | 1,512 | / |
| Kößel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koessell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keessell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kesschel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cassel | 67 | 10,081 | / |
| Koszel | 67 | 535 | / |
| Köchel | 67 | 519 | / |
| Cossel | 67 | 330 | / |
| Koesel | 67 | 194 | / |
| Kassil | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kasell | 67 | 115 | / |
| Kuisel | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kosiel | 67 | 88 | / |
| Khasel | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kohsel | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kaszel | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kasiel | 67 | 37 | / |
| Koseel | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kesell | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kasuel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kosell | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaseel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kehsel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaesel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keusel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kasehl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kesiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keesel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kessil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kozsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kescel | 67 | 0 | / |
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