Vessels Surname

205,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vessels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vessels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9981:181,41118,121
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Vessels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vessels occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vessels.

How Common Is The Last Name Vessels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,346th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,605,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Vessels reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Vessels is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 181,411. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Vessels occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Vessels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vessels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vessels surname grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vessels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vessels are 20.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Vessels earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vessells93278/
Vesels921/
Vesselles8815/
Wessels8645,939/
Bessels86202/
Viesels869/
Vossels865/
Vesells863/
Vassels860/
Wessells80557/
Besselse8083/
Biessels8072/
Wesselsz8025/
Wesselse8019/
Wuessels801/
Wiessels801/
Veselles801/
Wessesls801/
Vessills800/
Vasels7730/
Vosels7721/
Wesels775/
Vecels774/
Vehels771/
Vezels771/
Besels771/
Vetels770/
Bissels71288/
Wissels71250/
Feusels7190/
Wehsels7110/
Velesse718/
Fiesels718/
Wesselsová717/
Weasels713/
Weshels713/
Fassels712/
Weisels712/
Wesselsova711/
Weselss711/
Wesselz711/
Vettels711/
Wyssels711/
Vecells711/
Vasells710/
Wessils710/
Wassels710/
Veals67866/
Veils6712/
Weiseles677/
Veyls677/
Beselles674/
Hvels673/
Wesselch672/
Vechelst671/
Bissells671/
Vecelles671/
Veuls670/
Wesaells670/
Fehshels670/
Wissells670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vessels
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