Pesel Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Pesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Israel1101:77,7979,451
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
Poland441:863,83566,160
Hungary401:245,40719,663
Romania311:647,67345,663
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England31:18,572,686338,250
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Peşel (35) & Pešel (32) are calculated separately.

Pesel (100) may also be a first name.

Pesel Last Name Facts

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

Pesel (Marathi: पॅसेल, Russian: Песель) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Peşel or Pešel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesel? popularity and diffusion

Pesel is the 562,135th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Pesel is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Pesel are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 100 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 30 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent are found and Hamburg, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Pesel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pesel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pesel surname expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pesel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pesel surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Pesel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peşel9335/
Pešel9332/
Pessel911,111/
Peszel91357/
Peshel91187/
Peisel91185/
Peasel91142/
Peesel91130/
Petsel91100/
Paesel9178/
Pescel9139/
Peysel9131/
Piesel9114/
Poesel9112/
Pesell912/
Peusel912/
Phesel911/
Peselt911/
Pesiel911/
Pesl89636/
Peschel838,473/
Peissel83207/
Phiesel83139/
Pessell83112/
Poessel8393/
Peshell8336/
Peishel8331/
Peijsel8328/
Peiselt8316/
Peyssel834/
Paessel833/
Pescell832/
Pesselt832/
Poesehl831/
Peetsel831/
Pessoel831/
Pettsel831/
Petsiel831/
Peasell830/
Pheasel830/
Peele806,581/
Petel803,580/
Pegel80891/
Pessl80417/
Pesle80379/
Posel80358/
Pasel80334/
Pezel80258/
Pecel80246/
Peisl80216/
Pisel80214/
Pösel80168/
Peçel8084/
Poesl8060/
Peshl8036/
Paesl8029/
Päsel8026/
Peetl8022/
Pehsl8022/
Piesl8018/
Pesil8011/
Pheel808/
Peseł807/
Peesl806/
Pescl802/
Pysel802/
Peßel802/
Peszl802/
Pexel801/
Poeschel77696/
Petschel77649/
Pieschel77486/
Peuschel77287/
Peschell77103/
Peschelt7766/
Peischel7763/
Paeschel7747/
Peselová776/
Peissell771/
Petsehel771/
Poessell770/
Peschl731,444/
Possel73541/
Poisel73538/
Petell73357/
Perzel73321/
Pössel73305/
Peelle73280/
Passel73224/
Paszel73219/
Pyshel73207/
Peegel73184/
Peissl73184/
Pyszel73179/
Pechel73165/
Piszel73144/
Posell73115/
Pysell73111/
Peitel7387/
Pöselt7370/
Pasell7364/
Peytel7362/
Paisel7362/
Pisell7351/
Phisel7351/
Päselt7345/
Pytsel7344/
Pecelt7343/
Peizel7341/
Pijsel7340/
Pettel7335/
Pitsel7331/
Pissel7330/
Pegiel7327/
Poysel7325/
Poessl7325/
Pessil7323/
Piezel7321/
Peijel7315/
Pejcel7313/
Pheele7313/
Peyzel7312/
Pezell738/
Pishel735/
Peazel735/
Peatel735/
Petcel735/
Piteel735/
Piscel735/
Pehtel735/
Posiel734/
Pheasl733/
Pecell733/
Peasle733/
Piosel732/
Pasiel732/
Pettsl732/
Peciel732/
Paheel732/
Peiscl731/
Petshl731/
Peziel731/
Pezuel731/
Piselh731/
Pisuel731/
Puisel731/
Phetel731/
Pe'ele731/
Peceld731/
Peisil731/
Peiszl731/
Peißel731/
Poecel731/
Pöhsel731/
Poseel731/
Peejhl731/
Paseel731/
Peisle730/
Peigel730/
Petschelt7174/
Pesselová7113/
Poeschell713/
Petschell711/
Pesselova711/
Pele6711,408/
Peal676,154/
Peil674,044/
Pischel672,192/
Peischl671,271/
Pöschel671,035/
Poeschl67798/
Pešl67791/
Pethtel67736/
Possehl67732/
Passehl67549/
Petschl67532/
Pösl67354/
Paschel67353/
Peichel67314/
Pecl67314/
Paitsel67283/
Peul67253/
Passell67217/
Peßl67180/
Posl67175/
Petchel67150/
Peyl67146/
Pieschl67115/
Possiel67113/
Peslová6787/
Pezl6785/
Poschel6764/
Possell6763/
Päschel6762/
Poissel6757/
Phel6746/
Pelh6745/
Passiel6732/
Petl6729/
Pösselt6729/
Peschelová6726/
Peijzel6725/
Pettell6722/
Pisl6722/
Pechell6720/
Peczelt6718/
Pezzell6715/
Poysell6714/
Peslova6712/
Pascell6711/
Poisell678/
Puisele678/
Pečl678/
Pejl678/
Phexell678/
Pasl676/
Perzell675/
Petcelt674/
Posiell674/
Pheeeel674/
Phasael673/
Physell672/
Petsill672/
Phaisel672/
Passuel672/
Peachel672/
Pexl672/
Pjsl672/
Poishel671/
Peaslle671/
Peisihl671/
Pyssell671/
Peschil671/
Peuschl671/
Peslett671/
Pesséll671/
Pissell670/
Piscell670/
Possael670/
Posehel670/
Puisell670/
Paysell670/
Petteel670/
Pishell670/
Phechel670/
Peatell670/

Pesel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pesel in the Marathi language
पॅसेलpesela-
Pesel in the Russian language
Песельpesel-

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