Mussel Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Mussel Surname Definition:

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Mussel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
France1101:603,84379,953
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Müssel (62) are calculated separately.

Mussel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mussel Last Name Facts

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

Mussel (Russian: Муссель) is found most in Brazil. It can be found as: Müssel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mussel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,771st most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mussel reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 615,156. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 80 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside and São Paulo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Mussel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mussel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mussel surname expanded 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mussel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mussel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mussel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.72% more than the national average, earning $58,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $50,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müssel9462/
Mussell921,731/
Moussel92496/
Mussehl92404/
Muessel92106/
Musshel9221/
Meussel9215/
Mussiel923/
Mussuel921/
Musel91860/
Mus'sell865/
Mousseel862/
Musseldt861/
Musshell860/
Musschel860/
Meusel834,108/
Missel831,914/
Mousel831,395/
Mossel831,031/
Musiel83268/
Muszel83206/
Mushel83136/
Mussil8374/
Mausel8349/
Musehl8324/
Musell8321/
Muesel8313/
Muscel838/
Museel836/
Mussyl833/
Musael832/
Muisel831/
Muselt831/
Musl8061/
Muschel77283/
Missell77180/
Mossell77167/
Mushell77106/
Mussiol77103/
Missiel7788/
Mousell7735/
Mussill7725/
Miessel7711/
Missael779/
Meuseld777/
Mausell774/
Moushel774/
Muishel773/
Muscell772/
Moussil772/
Museldt771/
Mousael771/
Musuell770/
Moessel770/
Muesiel770/
Mussihl770/
Musil7311,295/
Mosel732,430/
Mutel732,247/
Misel731,931/
Musle73842/
Muzel73698/
Muxel73520/
Mucel73170/
Müsel73157/
Musyl73120/
Muşel7336/
Mučel7313/
Muslh732/
Mausl731/
Mousl731/
Mušel731/
Muselová71106/
Muschell7169/
Meuschel7144/
Mutschel7120/
Muyschel719/
Muselova715/
Moushell714/
Mushchel714/
Muscheld711/
Moesshel710/
Mul6721,223/
Misael671,208/
Moutel67667/
Miesel67612/
Musuil67432/
Misiel67324/
Misell67240/
Mosell67178/
Muttel67159/
Muchel67154/
Muzell6797/
Muteel6789/
Moesel6779/
Mutell6760/
Musieł6748/
Moucel6739/
Muszil6725/
Meußel6721/
Missil6715/
Muhsil6715/
Mausil6713/
Mushil6712/
Moosel6712/
Mußehl6711/
Mouzel6710/
Moszel679/
Muszelová679/
Muzzel676/
Mujzel674/
Mutsil674/
Mudsil673/
Muslle673/
Mussilová673/
Mussilova672/
Muslhe672/
Meuzel672/
Mosiel672/
Musill672/
Muteld672/
Mousil672/
Muciel672/
Mushyl672/
Muscil671/
Mizsel671/
Mautel671/
Mausle671/
Mauzel671/
Muecil671/
Miseel671/
Misehl671/
Musjil671/
Musyol671/
Muxell670/
Moesschel670/
Meucel670/

Mussel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mussel in the Russian language
Муссельmussel-

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