Meisel Surname

50,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meisel Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) There are two developments of this name. One is from Mordecai. Meisel, or Maizel, is an affectionate diminutive of Mordecai and goes back to the middle of the sixteenth century. A descendant of one of the early families bearing this name founded the famous Meisel’s Synagogue in Prague.

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Meisel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6021:14,3711,870
United States2,8201:128,53213,589
Austria4831:17,6302,686
Israel4821:17,7542,645
Poland1061:358,57340,095
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
France931:714,22389,679
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa621:873,83457,209
England491:1,137,10353,999
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

The alternate forms: Meišel (1) are calculated separately.

Meisel (133) may also be a first name.

Meisel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) There are two developments of this name. One is from Mordecai. Meisel, or Maizel, is an affectionate diminutive of Mordecai and goes back to the middle of the sixteenth century. A descendant of one of the early families bearing this name founded the famous Meisel’s Synagogue in Prague. This name also appears in the form Meislish or Maizlish. A second development of this name is from Moshe (Moses). One form of the diminutive of Moshe is Meisel. Popularly, this was often associated with the Yiddish for “mouse,” but it has nothing to do with the rodent. Nevertheless, in the Prague cemetery, on a tombstone of a women who died in 1614 and whose family name was Meisel, a mouse is inscribed on the stone.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Meisel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meisel (Arabic: ميزل) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Meišel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meisel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,294th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 714,045 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Meisel live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 804,402nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 133 people.

The last name Meisel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,602 people, or 1 in 14,371. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Meisel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meisel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meisel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meisel last name are 0.020000000000003% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.25% registered with the party.

The amount Meisel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.24% more than the national average, earning R 471,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $22,341,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning $52,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meišel941/
Meissel92486/
Meisell9229/
Meixsel9212/
Meihsel9211/
Meisele927/
Meishel925/
Meiszel923/
Meisael921/
Mesel911,970/
Misel911,931/
Meisl911,235/
Meiel9121/
Meixsell86320/
Meischel8634/
Meissell861/
Meusel834,108/
Maisel833,473/
Missel831,914/
Mishel831,820/
Misael831,208/
Meissl83814/
Messel83655/
Measel83618/
Miesel83612/
Meigel83379/
Misiel83324/
Moisel83298/
Meshel83259/
Misell83240/
Meciel83231/
Meißel83178/
Meixel83174/
Meizel83141/
Mitsel83136/
Meysel83130/
Meijel83120/
Megiel8382/
Moesel8379/
Miszel8379/
Maesel8337/
Metsel8325/
Meisle8323/
Meicel8319/
Meihsl8314/
Muesel8313/
Meziel8313/
Meszel839/
Mesael836/
Meiszl834/
Miscel832/
Mesiel832/
Misjel831/
Meiell831/
Mesell831/
Muisel831/
Mizsel831/
Mesgel831/
Miseld831/
Miseel831/
Misehl831/
Meitel831/
Mejsel831/
Mejiel831/
Miseul831/
Meseel831/
Meisil830/
Mixsel830/
Medsel830/
Miselt830/
Miel803,341/
Meel801,283/
Meil80757/
Misl80112/
Meiselová8042/
Mesl8023/
Meiselova801/
Mischel771,437/
Meshell771,006/
Meixell77400/
Meichel77280/
Maisele77254/
Mishell77207/
Messelt77192/
Missell77180/
Messell77132/
Measell77128/
Meischl77118/
Muessel77106/
Missiel7788/
Misgeld7780/
Mittsel7762/
Mixsell7759/
Misheel7752/
Maissel7743/
Misselt7739/
Maishel7728/
Meschel7726/
Mitsell7716/
Meussel7715/
Miesell7714/
Moissel7713/
Miessel7711/
Meizell779/
Missael779/
Moisell778/
Meuseld777/
Maisell777/
Mettsel775/
Messiel775/
Mehciel774/
Maessel773/
Muishel773/
Metsiel772/
Moishel772/
Meeselp772/
Mescell771/
Meyshel771/
Maidsel771/
M'Eihel771/
Misselh771/
Miiesel771/
Mizsell771/
Moiseul771/
Meetsel771/
Misielh771/
Misseul771/
Mehseel771/
Mieshel771/
Mesehel771/
Messehl771/
Meizael771/
Meeseel771/
Missesl771/
Mexsell770/
Miscell770/
Mesuell770/
Moessel770/
Muesiel770/
Meisselová7528/
Meile732,205/
Migel731,626/
Masel731,552/
Metel731,374/
Misle731,266/
Mexil731,194/
Megel731,137/
Metil73887/
Meißl73658/
Mezil73573/
Mizel73491/
Micel73483/
Miell73430/
Mitel73395/
Mesle73341/
Meitl73323/
Mesil73273/
Mezel73175/
Miesl73165/
Mysel73162/
Moisl73162/
Misil73145/
Meuel73143/
Hmiel73142/
Messl73124/
Meixl73101/
Maiel7381/
Maisl7378/
Meele7360/
Mejil7351/
Mejel7344/
Meell7335/
Moesl7334/
Meill7333/
Meijl7330/
Meihl7326/
Mijel7326/
Miyel7323/
Meyel7322/
Moiel7320/
Mecel7319/
Mixel7319/
Megil7316/
Meyil7314/
Mešel7314/
Mäsel739/
Meilė736/
Mißel736/
Mişel736/
Meshl736/
Meizl734/
Meild733/
Hmeil732/
Meilh732/
Hmeel732/
Mheel732/
Missl731/
Muiel731/
Mišel731/
Mecil731/
Meysl731/
Misll731/
Mižel731/
Meilë731/
Meeal731/
Meetl731/
Meesl731/
Mislh731/
Meial730/
Maissele71139/
Mischell7186/
Meislová7178/
Meuschel7144/
Mitsiell7116/
Messelth7113/
Meselova7111/
Mischael7111/
Meschell718/
Mieschel717/
Mehashel716/
Messehel715/
Maissell714/
Moeschel714/
Misseldt714/
Mayesell714/
Miselova712/
Meeshell711/
Meiezzil711/
Misdziel711/
Meislova711/
Meshchel711/
Mischiel711/
Mistchel710/
Meixeell710/
Moesshel710/
Michel67458,046/
Maciel67359,822/
Mizell677,149/
Mayiel676,957/
Meslet671,454/
Mizael671,447/
Mousel671,395/
Massel671,195/
Megill671,122/
Maizel67966/
Miggel67715/
Moitel67575/
Mittel67574/
Masiel67568/
Moisil67562/
Mettel67480/
Meshil67457/
Mashel67435/
Mixell67432/
Mechel67415/
Merzel67374/
Meygil67318/
Moissl67229/
Migiel67212/
Maselh67208/
Matsel67200/
Meille67192/
Maweel67168/
Meyele67164/
Meihal67131/
Merzil67131/
Meggel67131/
Masell67106/
Meesil6794/
Mezzil6793/
Metell6791/
Masael6790/
Mezgil6789/
Meyile6788/
Maiele6784/
Meichl6783/
Maitel6773/
Mischl6769/
Magiel6768/
Mytsel6753/
Mihsil6752/
Mausel6749/
Miessl6749/
Mezgel6746/
Miyele6744/
Moizel6742/
Myszel6742/
Meijll6739/
Maszel6736/
Micell6733/
Moezel6732/
Maasel6732/
Mizzel6731/
Maseel6729/
Meehle6726/
Mezeul6726/
Maziel6725/
Majeel6725/
Maigel6725/
Mejtil6724/
Mejill6723/
Meußel6721/
Maicel6720/
Mirzel6720/
Migell6719/
Messil6719/
Maysel6717/
Myshel6717/
Measle6716/
Mazeel6716/
Mejzel6716/
Meejil6716/
Missil6715/
Meigli6715/
Maiselová6714/
Mahsel6713/
Mitell6712/
Mettil6712/
Mysell6712/
Medjel6712/
Meelle6711/
Masuel6711/
Mesuil6711/
Moiselová6710/
Miciel6710/
Moessl6710/
Mexzil679/
Mitcel678/
Meazel678/
Majsel678/
Moihsl678/
Mişiel678/
Mihiel677/
Meisslová677/
Meegel677/
Maissl677/
Maißel677/
Majiel677/
Mouiel676/
Mascel676/
Meitil676/
Meethl676/
Mechil675/
Mayeel675/
Mawiel675/
Maezil675/
Moysel675/
Metild674/
Mezzel674/
Mygiel674/
Miziel674/
Meczel674/
Mesilp674/
Muigel673/
Mateel673/
Mizeel673/
Mezael673/
Meschl673/
Moejel673/
Mizhel672/
Messelová672/
Mezell672/
Mishil672/
Mecill672/
Meggil672/
Mislet672/
Midgel672/
Meuzel672/
Mezuel672/
Meitchell672/
Maçiel672/
Miezel672/
Moehsl672/
Mizuel672/
Mesild672/
Maisle671/
Maislh671/
Mauiel671/
M'Heil671/
Mittsl671/
Miecel671/
Mieial671/
Mieschell671/
Metill671/
Metilt671/
Mexell671/
Meilhs671/
Mhegel671/
Mujeel671/
Maiell671/
Meteel671/
Maxsel671/
Miellh671/
Masoel671/
Maezel671/
Maecel671/
Madsel671/
Maieel671/
Meajel671/
Medjil671/
Medtil671/
Medzil671/
Muecil671/
Metsil671/
Mihtel671/
Muiele671/
Máciel671/
Myssel671/
Muijel671/
Midjel671/
Meehhl671/
Meilhe671/
Mehsil671/
Meeyal671/
Misled671/
Meteld671/
Mezeel671/
Meslhe671/
Mesgil671/
Hmeelh671/
Mauiesell670/
Mehtel670/
Meuill670/
Metcel670/
Moeshl670/
Meiltd670/
Meugel670/
Meihle670/
Mexill670/
Megell670/
Moesschel670/
Meagel670/
Moeschell670/
Meeall670/
Mehelt670/
Maessl670/
Meucel670/
Miyell670/

Meisel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meisel in the Arabic language
ميزلmyzl-

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