Wessles Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wessles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wessles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessles is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wessles are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 27 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found.

Wessles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessles has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessles Last Name Statistics demography

Wessles earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning $30,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessleus931/
Wesles926/
Wessls921/
Vessles863/
Wesslls861/
Wassles861/
Wesless860/
Besles771/
Wisles771/
Wezles770/
Wosles770/
Vesleis711/
Weselss711/
Wasless711/
Washles710/
Huesles710/
Wahsles710/
Weacles710/
Beasles710/
Beasleys674/
Veselles671/
Whislles670/

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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 Wessles
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