Linsel Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Linsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6601:121,97814,924
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Linsel (12) may also be a first name.

Linsel Last Name Facts

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

Linsel is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linsel is the 476,328th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name Linsel occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Linsel live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Linsel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 121,978. In Germany it is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 38 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany Linsel occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Linsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linsel has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Linsel surname grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linsel Last Name Statistics demography

Linsel earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 151.74% more than the national average, earning $108,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linsell92852/
Linsl9111/
Linselll861/
Linnsell860/
Lingel83855/
Linzel83185/
Lensel83122/
Lincel8313/
Linjel834/
Limsel831/
Linscheld801/
Linzell77222/
Lingell7710/
Lensell7710/
Lhingel771/
Lenshel770/
Linsill770/
Linzl734/
Lenseldt711/
Lenschel711/
Luensell710/
Linshill710/
Lengel671,727/
Lencel67178/
Lensil6729/
Lingil672/
Längel672/
Lenzel671/
Linzil671/

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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 Linsel
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