Russels Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Russels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Russels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Russels (19) may also be a first name.

Russels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Russels is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Russels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Russels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Russels live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Russels is most numerous in: Texas, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Russels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Russels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Russels Last Name Statistics demography

Russels earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning $11,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russells9325/
Roussels931/
Rossels8629/
Rousels861/
Rousselles822/
Rosseels80606/
Rossells804/
Ruselles800/
Rucels775/
Rosels772/
Rutels771/
Rusils771/
Rosselles751/
Ruls735/
Rosells7141/
Roussilles7115/
Roosels718/
Ruttels712/
Roseels710/
Roels677,395/
Rauls671,924/
Rouls67405/
Roselles6763/
Reuls6749/
Rulse6747/
Ruuls6725/
Rulls671/
Ruslz671/
Hruls671/
Ruhls670/
Ruyls670/
Rischels670/
Rhuls670/

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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 Russels
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