Mursel Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mursel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mursel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina301:117,8809,113
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Mürsel (249) are calculated separately.

Mursel (1,251) may also be a first name.

Mursel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mursel (Georgian: მურსელ) is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mürsel. Click here for further possible spellings of Mursel.

How Common Is The Last Name Mursel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Mursel are found; 55 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 223,227th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 1,251 people.

The last name Mursel is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 117,880. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 97 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 3 percent live. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 9 percent live.

Mursel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mursel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mursel last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürsel94249/
Mursell92417/
Murshel92144/
Moursel9272/
Murszel921/
Muersel921/
Murssel921/
Mursl912/
Murschel86753/
Murshell861/
Mourshel860/
Murgel83215/
Mursil83171/
Morsel8365/
Mirsel837/
Murzel836/
Murjel832/
Murcel831/
Murschell8077/
Murselova8014/
Murschael806/
Morsell77416/
Moursil77343/
Moorsel77124/
Murzell7746/
Murcell7741/
Mourcel7733/
Murshil7713/
Moersel771/
Mursill771/
Murchel770/
Murceel770/
Mirsell770/
Murzl738/
Murxl731/
Morschel71999/
Mirschel71306/
Mürschel712/
Murchell712/
Moerscel711/
Morcel67464/
Moerschel67297/
Morzel6750/
Morschell6745/
Mirzel6720/
Morsil677/
Mürselova672/
Muerzl671/
Murzil671/
Mirschell671/

Mursel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mursel in the Georgian language
მურსელmursel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mursel
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