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 more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Müssel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mussel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,771st most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mussel live; 53 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Mussel is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 615,156. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 80 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 7 percent live and São Paulo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Mussel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mussel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mussel surname grew 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mussel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mussel surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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