Wesel Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3701:217,58224,518
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wesel (54) may also be a first name.

Wesel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesel (Tibetan: འོད་གསལ་) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,513th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wesel are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wesel is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 54 people.

Wesel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 217,582. In Germany Wesel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Wesel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wesel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wesel surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.79% registered with the political party.

Wesel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,606 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessel9128,428/
Weisel913,161/
Wiesel912,720/
Weasel91453/
Wesell9130/
Weshel919/
Weszel912/
Weesel911/
Weseel910/
Wexsel910/
Wesael910/
Wesiel910/
Wesl8912/
Wessell831,422/
Weissel83371/
Wetsell83137/
Wiessel8374/
Weisell8340/
Wiesell8339/
Weassel8314/
Weishel8313/
Wesselt8313/
Weiszel837/
Weisele835/
Weitsel833/
Wuessel831/
Weselph831/
Weszelt831/
Wesszel831/
Wejssel831/
Weihsel831/
Whesell830/
Wessehl830/
Weasell830/
Wettsel830/
Wheisel830/
Wasel8023,022/
Vesel802,748/
Besel801,834/
Wezel801,808/
Wegel80868/
Weßel80853/
Wisel80276/
Wexel80260/
Wesil80171/
Weisl80160/
Wysel8061/
Wosel8051/
Wecel8023/
Weslh8011/
Weszl808/
Wessl803/
Wiesl802/
Weshl801/
Weseł801/
Weesl801/
Wetsl801/
Wieschel7713/
Wheitsel778/
Weschgel776/
Wetschel773/
Whessell773/
Weissell772/
Weisseld772/
Weselowa772/
Whettsel771/
Wiessell771/
Weschsel771/
Weitsell770/
Weischel770/
Weiszell770/
Wettsell770/
Weigel7332,575/
Beisel734,371/
Wissel734,078/
Wassel732,887/
Bessel732,143/
Weizel731,163/
Vessel731,088/
Waseel73770/
Wiezel73581/
Wegiel73468/
Weixel73437/
Wisell73425/
Weggel73326/
Wasiel73307/
Veysel73302/
Wexell73214/
Viesel73154/
Wasell73150/
Vetsel73145/
Beysel73139/
Weissl73138/
Wieżel73132/
Whisel7395/
Weißel7393/
Veisel7392/
Weagel7385/
Weijel7383/
Waisel7382/
Werzel7380/
Woisel7376/
Vejsel7361/
Weazel7348/
Veasel7334/
Wezell7331/
Wegelt7330/
Wechel7326/
Weygel7321/
Wazeel7320/
Wahsel7319/
Wesseł7319/
Weezel7318/
Waysel7318/
Vesell7316/
Wysell7316/
Wießel7315/
Wedjel7315/
Whysel739/
Beesel739/
Weiszl736/
Weßell735/
Beasel734/
Wetcel734/
Huesel733/
Besell733/
Wejcel733/
Wehzel732/
Weuzel732/
Whezel732/
Wisiel732/
Weicel732/
Wossel732/
Wajsel731/
Wysiel731/
Wessil731/
Wetgel731/
Wetsll731/
Voesel731/
Wiecel731/
Wezzel731/
Waszel731/
Wishel731/
Bescel731/
Beseel731/
Wyssel731/
Wasehl731/
Wetsil730/
Wegell730/
Wuezel730/
Wiscel730/
Wessll730/
Wedgel730/
Weiselová7111/
Wheetsell711/
Weischsel711/
Weiselova711/
Whiessiel710/
Wheitsell710/
Wassell673,327/
Weichel672,425/
Bessell671,813/
Beissel671,767/
Vessell67771/
Wasl67615/
Wissell67434/
Besl67368/
Whissel67306/
Vettsel67228/
Beschel67159/
Veytsel67152/
Wojszel67129/
Hvejsel6789/
Wiezell6785/
Beyssel6765/
Beisell6762/
Weigell6741/
Wierzel6741/
Wajsiel6732/
Wezl6727/
Waissel6721/
Waisele6721/
Widsell6720/
Hveisel6717/
Hwaisel6717/
Waschel6714/
Whechel6711/
Wajszel6711/
Veitsel6710/
Weigeld678/
Weitschell677/
Wejgelt677/
Beihsel676/
Wosl676/
Weidgel675/
Waessil674/
Wisl674/
Weigelp673/
Hueszel673/
Weizell673/
Whisell672/
Veshell672/
Wyshell672/
Wassiel672/
Veissel672/
Vejsele672/
Wiezzel672/
Wischel671/
Wehchel671/
Weigiel671/
Whysell671/
Wetcell671/
Wheizel671/
Whetsil671/
Weitcel671/
Vesl671/
Veasell671/
Veassel671/
Vehsiel671/
Ouessel671/
Wiesèll671/
Wechzel671/
Weirzel671/
Wissiel671/
Besehel671/
Wassael671/
Wexl671/
Wejl671/
Waihsel671/
Wysl671/
Weazell670/
Wessill670/
Beasell670/
Weitgel670/
Weytcel670/
Bessehl670/
Wiseell670/
Wishsel670/
Vexsell670/
Weihzel670/
Beysell670/
Besshel670/
Veetsel670/

Wesel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wesel in the Tibetan language
འོད་གསལ་ösal-

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