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) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Peşel or Pešel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Pesel reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 100 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Hamburg, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Pesel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pesel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 Pesel are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% 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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