Weßel Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Weßel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 851 | 1:94,601 | 11,793 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
Weßel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weßel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weßel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weßel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weßel? popularity and diffusion
Weßel is the 409,546th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname Weßel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Weßel are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Weßel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 94,601. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Bremen, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weißel | 91 | 93 | / |
| Wießel | 91 | 15 | / |
| Weßell | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wesel | 80 | 1,083 | / |
| Wexel | 80 | 260 | / |
| Beßel | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wecel | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wißel | 80 | 16 | / |
| Veßel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wessel | 73 | 28,428 | / |
| Weisel | 73 | 3,161 | / |
| Wiesel | 73 | 2,720 | / |
| Waseel | 73 | 770 | / |
| Beißel | 73 | 728 | / |
| Weasel | 73 | 453 | / |
| Weixel | 73 | 437 | / |
| Wexell | 73 | 214 | / |
| Wezell | 73 | 31 | / |
| Wesell | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wechel | 73 | 26 | / |
| Weshel | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wetcel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wejcel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wehzel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weicel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weszel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weesel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiecel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weseel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wexsel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wesael | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wesiel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weichel | 67 | 2,425 | / |
| Wessell | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Weissel | 67 | 371 | / |
| Wetsell | 67 | 137 | / |
| Wiessel | 67 | 74 | / |
| Weisell | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wiesell | 67 | 39 | / |
| Weassel | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wesselt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weishel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whechel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weiszel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weisele | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weitsel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weizell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weihsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesszel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejssel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuessel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehchel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weselph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weszelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetcell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheizel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weazell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weytcel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiseell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whesell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weihzel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wessehl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weasell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wettsel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheisel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Weßel
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