Wesselson Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

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

Wesselson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesselson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wesselson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesselson has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesselson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wesselson is the 2,333,370th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Wesselson live; 55 percent live in Australasia and 55 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Wesselson is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 156,149. In New Zealand Wesselson is mostly found in: Waikato Region, where 55 percent reside, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 28 percent reside and Bay of Plenty Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside New Zealand this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside.

Wesselson Last Name Statistics demography

Wesselson earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesselsen894/
Wheelson823/
Besselsen78321/
Weilson7510/
Weleson753/
Whelson752/
Wealson751/
Wexelsen7125/
Wasylson7114/
Welesson7110/
Weulsoon717/
Welesond713/
Wetleson710/
Wettleson6767/
Beszelsen6713/
Wittelson676/
Vettelson672/
Wichelson671/
Wealshone670/

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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 Wesselson
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