Wessollek Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wessollek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessollek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2041:394,63536,643
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wessollek Last Name Facts

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

Wessollek is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessollek? popularity and diffusion

Wessollek is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. Wessollek occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wessollek live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 394,635. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and Hamburg, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Wessollek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessollek last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Wessollek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wessollek
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