Wesels Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wesels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Wesels Last Name Facts

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

Wesels has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wesels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wesels is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Wesels are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 50 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessels9245,939/
Wehsels9210/
Weshels923/
Weasels923/
Weisels922/
Weselss921/
Wessells86557/
Wesselsz8625/
Wesselse8619/
Weiseles867/
Wuessels861/
Wiessels861/
Wessesls861/
Wesaells860/
Weßels83859/
Wexels8341/
Wasels8325/
Wesles836/
Wecels836/
Wegels832/
Vesels831/
Besels831/
Weslsh831/
Wessls831/
Vessels772,021/
Wissels77250/
Bessels77202/
Weegels77190/
Wessles7723/
Viesels779/
Vesells773/
Wesslls771/
Waasels771/
Wesselz771/
Weselch771/
Weigels771/
Wyssels771/
Wessils770/
Wassels770/
Wesless770/
Wesselsová757/
Wesselsova751/
Vessells71278/
Beselles714/
Wesselch712/
Weichels711/
Veselles711/
Whitsels710/
Wissells710/
Vasels6730/
Vosels6721/
Vesselles6715/
Waslsh677/
Vecels674/
Weslch673/
Bezels672/
Besles671/
Vezels671/
Vegels671/
Beasls671/
Begels670/

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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 Wesels
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