Townsel Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Townsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Townsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5541:233,24322,437
Guam81:20,0153,029
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Townsel (12) may also be a first name.

Townsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Townsel occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Townsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 253,048th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Townsel are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Townsel is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name Townsel is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,554 people, or 1 in 233,243. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, Tennessee, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Guam, where 1 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Townsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Townsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Townsel last name increased 1,828 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Townsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Townsel are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

Townsel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.4% less than the national average, earning $32,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Townsell931,026/
Townseld930/
Townsl921/
Townshell882/
Towensell881/
Townzel8617/
Towncel861/
Tawnsell803/
Towncell802/
Townzell802/
Townsill801/
Townshill751/
Tubenzel531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Townsel
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