Whissel Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Whissel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whissel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Canada1521:242,40523,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Whissel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whissel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whissel.

How Common Is The Last Name Whissel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whissel is the 881,213th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Whissel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whissel are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Whissel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Whissel is primarily found in: Ohio, where 32 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and New Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 50 percent live.

Whissel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whissel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whissel last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whissel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whissel surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

The amount Whissel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning $43,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whissell93760/
Whissiel937/
Whitssel930/
Wissel924,078/
Whisel9295/
Whiessiel880/
Wissell86434/
Weissel86371/
Huissel8684/
Wiessel8674/
Waissel8621/
Whisell862/
Wissiel861/
Wishsel860/
Wheisel860/
Wisel83276/
Whitsell801,375/
Wheitsel808/
Hveissel806/
Whessell803/
Weissell802/
Weisseld802/
Whitseld801/
Wiessell801/
Whitselt800/
Wessel7728,428/
Weisel773,161/
Wiesel772,720/
Bissel77510/
Wisell77425/
Vissel77135/
Waisel7782/
Woisel7776/
Huisel7762/
Whysel779/
Hvisel775/
Wussel772/
Wisiel772/
Wüssel772/
Wissil771/
Wishel771/
Wyssel771/
Wiscel770/
Whitscell7530/
Whitsield7512/
D'Huissel7511/
Whittsell755/
Weischsel751/
Wheitsell750/
Bissell719,846/
Boissel712,406/
Beissel711,767/
Wessell711,422/
Weisell7140/
Wiesell7139/
Voissel7129/
Vissell7125/
Huishel7125/
Waisele7121/
Widsell7120/
Hveisel7117/
Baissel7117/
Hwaisel7117/
Whichel7114/
Weassel7114/
Weishel7113/
Wesselt7113/
Weiszel717/
Weisele715/
Weitsel713/
Buissel712/
Vaissel712/
Veissel712/
Bishsel711/
Wuessel711/
Wussell711/
Wischel711/
Whithsield711/
Whysell711/
Wheizel711/
Wesszel711/
Wejssel711/
Weihsel711/
Waihsel711/
Whitsil710/
Wiseell710/
Whesell710/
Wessehl710/
Whitcel710/
Bisshel710/
Bisel671,558/
Wesel671,083/
Visel67618/
Wisil67249/
Whytsell67193/
Wittsell67135/
Wysel6761/
Wixel6724/
Wißel6716/
Beissell6710/
Boissell676/
Wheichel674/
Wheicelt671/
Wheitcel671/
Whettsel671/
Wusel671/
Hwaishel671/
Wicel671/
Waischel671/
Baheisel671/
Weschsel671/
Whichell670/
Whitsilt670/
Whitsill670/
Weitsell670/
Whitchel670/
Whittcel670/
Weischel670/
Whitcell670/
Wischell670/
Weiszell670/

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