Wesseln Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wesseln Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesseln Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wesseln Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesseln is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesseln? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wesseln is the 1,088,856th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Wesseln are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wesseln is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Wesseln is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany Wesseln occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Wesseln Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wesseln last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

Wesseln earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesselling821/
Weelen77121/
Weslhn771/
Weßeln771/
Wexeln771/
Weelin770/
Woisselin7582/
Bessellen750/
Bessellin750/
Weelink71260/
Wheelen71223/
Wheelin7196/
Wheelln711/
Wassiln711/
Weelend710/
Weslink710/
Welin672,058/
Welén67206/
Welen67145/
Weisling67128/
Weelinck6745/
Weslinck6736/
Wheln671/
Wheelend671/
Weesling671/
Wheelina670/
Welhn670/
Weslinng670/
Wheelent670/
Wheelien670/
Wheelind670/

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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
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  • 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 Wesseln
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