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Where Does The Last Name Wessels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wessels has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 12,225^th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 158,635 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Wessels reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 201 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 21,084 people, or 1 in 2,570. In South Africa Wessels is most common in: Gauteng, where 29 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Wessels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wessels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessels surname increased 853 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wessels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessels surname are 19.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Wessels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning 273,690 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.26% more than the national average, earning R 435,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,136 CAD per year.