Mürsel Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Mürsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mürsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2291:339,83221,611
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Mursel (69) are calculated separately.

Mürsel (19,534) may also be a first name.

Mürsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mürsel has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms: Mursel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mürsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. Mürsel occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Mürsel reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Mürsel is also the 38,514th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 19,534 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 339,832. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 45 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 28 percent reside and Tokat Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey Mürsel occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mursel9469/
Mürschel862/
Morsel8365/
Mirsel837/
Mürselova802/
Mursell77417/
Morsell77416/
Murshel77144/
Moorsel77124/
Moursel7772/
Moersel771/
Murssel771/
Muersel771/
Murszel771/
Mirsell770/
Mürzl73137/
Mursl732/
Morschel71999/
Murschel71753/
Mirschel71306/
Murshell711/
Moerscel711/
Mourshel710/
Morcel67464/
Moerschel67297/
Murgel67215/
Mursil67171/
Murschell6777/
Morzel6750/
Morschell6745/
Mirzel6720/
Murselova6714/
Morsil677/
Murzel676/
Murschael676/
Murjel672/
Murcel671/
Mirschell671/
Mürsülova671/

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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
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  • 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 Mürsel
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