Whetsel Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whetsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whetsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4141:256,33624,269
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:139,49613,166

Whetsel Last Name Facts

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

Whetsel occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetsel? popularity and diffusion

Whetsel is the 273,923rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Whetsel reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,414 people, or 1 in 256,336. In The United States Whetsel is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Whetsel exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Whetsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whetsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whetsel last name grew 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whetsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whetsel surname are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.89% being registered with the political party.

Whetsel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $40,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whetsell931,363/
Wheitsel938/
Whaetsel931/
Whettsel931/
Wetsel92638/
Wheetsell881/
Whetshell881/
Wheitsell880/
Whetzel863,357/
Whitsel86923/
Wetsell86137/
Weitsel863/
Westsel862/
Wetssel861/
Whatsel861/
Whetsil861/
Wettsel860/
Wetzsel860/
Wetsl831/
Whitsell801,375/
Whytsell80193/
Whetzell80136/
Wheitzel804/
Wetschel803/
Waetsell801/
Wuhetzel801/
Whitseld801/
Wheetzel801/
Wheitcel801/
Whetchel801/
Wetzsell800/
Weitsell800/
Whetsill800/
Whatsell800/
Whytesel800/
Whitssel800/
Whitselt800/
Wettsell800/
Wetzel7750,010/
Witsel77210/
Vetsel77145/
Betsel7741/
Wetcel774/
Whetzl773/
Whezel772/
Wedsel771/
Wetgel771/
Wetsll771/
Wetsil770/
Watsel770/
Wetxel770/
Wietschel7595/
Whitscell7530/
Whitsield7512/
Whittsell755/
Whitshell751/
Westsield751/
Wheatsill751/
Weitzel7114,199/
Wetzell711,099/
Wechsel71346/
Wietzel71299/
Witsell71234/
Vettsel71228/
Woetzel71211/
Veytsel71152/
Whitzel71137/
Watsell7135/
Betssel7126/
Weetzel7113/
Wotszel7113/
Whechel7111/
Wetzelt7111/
Veitsel7110/
Waetzel717/
Wettzel715/
Vietsel714/
Wattsel712/
Westzel712/
Huetcel711/
Huetzel711/
Weatzel711/
Whithsield711/
Wetcell711/
Whatzel711/
Wheizel711/
Weitcel711/
Wetzeld711/
Bethsel711/
Waitsel710/
Betsell710/
Weitgel710/
Weytcel710/
Beitsel710/
Whitsil710/
Whetzil710/
Westgel710/
Whitgel710/
Weutzel710/
Veetsel710/
Whitcel710/
Wetzzel710/
Wezel671,808/
Weichsel671,018/
Wetzl67768/
Weitzell67200/
Wittsell67135/
Whitzell67122/
Betschel6789/
Wecel6723/
Watsl6712/
Wheichel674/
Veyttsel672/
Wuetzell672/
Waitsell671/
Witscehl671/
Wistsell671/
Wietzell671/
Weistzel671/
Weitziel671/
D'Wetzel671/
Waichsel671/
Whitsilt670/
Whitsill670/
Whitchel670/
Whytzell670/
Whittcel670/
Weittzel670/
Whitcell670/
Wetzzell670/
Betsl670/
Witzsell670/
Wettzell670/

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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 Whetsel
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