Trachsel Surname

93,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Trachsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Trachsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,7721:2,177224
United States8581:422,44636,582
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
France681:976,805110,007
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Trächsel (76) are calculated separately.

Trachsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trachsel is most common in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms: Trächsel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trachsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,639th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,430,895 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Trachsel are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 3,772 people, or 1 in 2,177. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 52 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent live. Besides Switzerland this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Trachsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trachsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Trachsel surname grew 1,716 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trachsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trachsel last name are 4.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trachsel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning 284,297 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.8% more than the national average, earning R 325,092 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trächsel9676/
Trachsell9412/
Traechsel941/
Trachel9330/
Traichel88371/
Trechsel88122/
Tratchel8874/
Trachcel8829/
Trajchel889/
Tracksel881/
Trauchel881/
Trachell880/
Tracel861/
Trachselová843/
Tracksell826/
Traksel80267/
Trochel80262/
Tracell804/
Treichel755,565/
Tragsiel7515/
Trecksel7511/
Trakshel753/
Trochell752/
Trasciel751/
Troichel750/
Traxel711,347/
Trocel71875/
Trazel7115/
Trotschel711/
Trautselt711/
Treichell711/
Trocksell710/
Trakzel6765/
Trochil6751/
Trocell6750/
Trotsel674/
Traxell672/
Troscel671/
Traksil671/
Traxiel670/
Traixel670/

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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 Trachsel
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