Orsel Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Orsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6371:26,5104,316
France1131:587,81278,453
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Örsel (1,275), Oršel (33) & Orsèl (1) are calculated separately.

Orsel (88) may also be a first name.

Orsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orsel is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Örsel, Oršel or Orsèl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orsel? popularity and diffusion

Orsel is the 421,345th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. The surname Orsel is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Orsel are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 88 people.

The last name Orsel is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 26,510. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 27 percent are found, Drenthe, where 14 percent are found and Overijssel, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Orsel is found in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Orsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orsel last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Orsel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.09% more than the national average, earning $79,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örsel931,275/
Oršel9333/
Orsèl931/
Oursel91554/
Horsel9149/
Orsell9125/
Gorsel9115/
Orselt917/
Orseel915/
Orshel911/
Orsiel911/
Orsl8926/
Horsell83733/
Orschel83512/
Gorshel8318/
Ohrsell835/
Horscel832/
Orshell831/
Horshel831/
Gorssel831/
Gorszel831/
Gorsell830/
Oerssel830/
Orzel801,904/
Orcel801,554/
Orgel801,420/
Ursel80565/
Arsel80276/
Ersel80232/
Orjel8033/
Orsil808/
Horschel77224/
Orschell7791/
Ourschel7720/
Hourselt7717/
Horrsell7712/
Horshell771/
Horsuell771/
Goursell771/
Horssell770/
Hourshel770/
Ursell73713/
Gorzel73563/
Orchel73515/
Hersel73339/
Eersel73232/
Gursel73220/
Harsel73197/
Orzell73173/
Orsuul7363/
Urshel7356/
Hursel7350/
Horcel7348/
Urszel7336/
Horzel7336/
Arsell7330/
Garsel7322/
Erseel7321/
Orgell7317/
Aarsel7317/
Arshel7313/
Örsell7313/
Hürsel7313/
Arsuel7311/
Arsiel7311/
Orsill735/
Orgelt733/
Orslet733/
Horsil732/
Ourcel732/
Orzelt731/
Härsel731/
Hörsel731/
Orcell731/
Ursiel731/
Arseel731/
Gorsil731/
Gorssl731/
Ersell730/
Eursel730/
Orschl730/
Horgel730/
Horschelt717/
Horschell712/
Gorschell710/
Urschel671,501/
D'Ursel67389/
Horshil67244/
Harsell67203/
Gorzell67152/
Hursell67117/
Orshlet6741/
Horchel6739/
Arsl6729/
Hörsell6717/
Harssel6714/
Orchell6713/
Garsell6712/
Oršl6711/
Heursel6711/
Erschel6710/
Garsiel679/
Gursiel678/
Ersl678/
Hurshel676/
Harshel674/
D'Orcel674/
Garszel674/
Urshell673/
Hurssel673/
Ourcell673/
Gursell672/
Ursl672/
Orcl671/
Oercell671/
Orzzell671/
Herssel671/
Hoerzel671/
Eurshel671/
Harsuel671/
Haarsel671/
Hersell671/
Horgiel671/
D'Horschel671/
Arsheel671/
Orjl671/
Horsilp671/
Horslht671/
Arshell670/
Horcell670/
Hurrsel670/
Eursell670/
Ersaell670/
Ordcell670/
Orshill670/
Herrsel670/
Hursiel670/

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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 Orsel
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