Wansell Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wansell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wansell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wansell Last Name Facts

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

Wansell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wansell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wansell is the 1,907,068th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wansell are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England Wansell is most numerous in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 21 percent live and Cornwall, where 13 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Wansell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wansell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wansell surname increased 453 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wansell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wansell last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Wansell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.06% more than the national average, earning R 549,096 per year and in United States they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $54,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanshell931/
Wansel92202/
Vansell86153/
Bansell8622/
Wanzell8618/
Wanshel8614/
Wangell863/
Wainsel860/
Wanschel808/
Vanhsell801/
Bannsell800/
Wanchell800/
Beansell800/
Bansel77383/
Wangel77287/
Wanzel77178/
Wancel77109/
Vansel7772/
Wansil778/
Wonsel771/
Wanhsl771/
Wainschel7519/
Wasenseel751/
Bonsell71803/
Vancell71109/
Vangell7174/
Banszel7156/
Wangiel7125/
Weisensell7124/
Vansill7120/
Bancell7115/
Bansill715/
Wonséll715/
Baunsel713/
Wonsiel712/
Vainsel712/
Womsell711/
Wandjel711/
Wansilp711/
Weißensell711/
Vansyll711/
Vansoel711/
Vanselt711/
Vanzell711/
Wanslet711/
Bansiel711/
Wonzell711/
Vonsell711/
Wantcel710/
Wantgel710/
Vanssel710/
Banzell710/
Weinshel67138/
Vanschel6758/
Wanzl6751/
Bounsell6725/
Wancl6716/
Bansl6714/
Wandziel6713/
Vainshel678/
Vaynshel676/
Wonschel675/
Whensill673/
Weinseld673/
Vansl671/
Wainchel671/
Wasnsilp671/
Weinzell670/
Baunzell670/
Weissensell670/
Watengel670/
Wanslett670/

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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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  • 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 Wansell
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