Wessell Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

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

Wessell Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wesel, in Germany; descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warmbert and Warinhari.

Wessell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2421:291,83527,061
Canada941:391,97434,739
England571:977,51048,999
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

Wessell (66) may also be a first name.

Wessell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wesel, in Germany; descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warmbert and Warinhari.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wessell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wessell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wessell is the 273,426th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wessell live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wessell is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 66 people.

The last name Wessell is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,242 people, or 1 in 291,835. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Wessell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wessell surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wessell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessell last name are 8.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wessell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $45,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whessell933/
Weissell932/
Wiessell931/
Wessel9228,428/
Wesell9230/
Wassell863,327/
Bessell861,813/
Vessell86771/
Wissell86434/
Weissel86371/
Wetsell86137/
Wiessel8674/
Weisell8640/
Wiesell8639/
Weassel8614/
Wesselt8613/
Wuessel861/
Wesszel861/
Wejssel861/
Wessill860/
Whesell860/
Wessehl860/
Weasell860/
Wesel831,083/
Whissell80760/
Beissell8010/
Beyssell809/
Weisseld802/
Weschsel801/
Weitsell800/
Weiszell800/
Wettsell800/
Wissel774,078/
Weisel773,161/
Wassel772,887/
Wiesel772,720/
Bessel772,143/
Vessel771,088/
Weasel77453/
Wisell77425/
Wexell77214/
Wasell77150/
Wezell7731/
Wesseł7719/
Vesell7716/
Wysell7716/
Weshel779/
Weßell775/
Besell773/
Weszel772/
Wossel772/
Weesel771/
Wessil771/
Wyssel771/
Weseel770/
Wexsel770/
Wesael770/
Wesiel770/
Wheetsell751/
Weischsel751/
Whiessiel750/
Wheitsell750/
Bissell719,846/
Vassell715,553/
Beissel711,767/
Whissel71306/
Wassill71104/
Beyssel7165/
Beisell7162/
Vissell7125/
Waissel7121/
Widsell7120/
Weishel7113/
Weiszel717/
Weitschell717/
Wasséll715/
Weisele715/
Waessil714/
Weitsel713/
Weizell713/
Whisell712/
Veshell712/
Wyshell712/
Vossell712/
Wassiel712/
Veissel712/
Whysell711/
Weselph711/
Weszelt711/
Wetcell711/
Vessill711/
Veasell711/
Veassel711/
Ouessel711/
Wiesèll711/
Weihsel711/
Wissiel711/
Wassael711/
Bessill710/
Weazell710/
Beasell710/
Bessehl710/
Wiseell710/
Wishsel710/
Vexsell710/
Beysell710/
Besshel710/
Wettsel710/
Wheisel710/
Wasel6723,022/
Vesel672,748/
Besel671,834/
Whitsell671,375/
Weßel67853/
Wisel67276/
Wexel67260/
Whytsell67193/
Wesil67171/
Wittsell67135/
Wysel6761/
Wosel6751/
Wecel6723/
Waschell6719/
Wieschel6713/
Wheitsel678/
Whissiel677/
Hveissel676/
Boissell676/
Weichell673/
Wetschel673/
Weselowa672/
Voshsell671/
Whettsel671/
Vaassell671/
Weseł671/
Wetchell670/
Weischel670/
Whetsill670/
Beaszell670/
Whitssel670/
Wischell670/

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