Whitsel Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

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

Whitsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9151:396,13034,733
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

Whitsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitsel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,006th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whitsel reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 396,130. In The United States Whitsel is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Whitsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitsel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitsel last name increased 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitsel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitsel last name are 32.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.03% registered to vote for the party.

Whitsel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitsell931,375/
Wheitsel938/
Whitseld931/
Whitssel930/
Whitselt930/
Witsel92210/
Whitscell8830/
Whitsield8812/
Whittsell885/
Whitshell881/
Wheitsell880/
Whetsel861,419/
Witsell86234/
Whitzel86137/
Weitsel863/
Waitsel860/
Whitsil860/
Whitgel860/
Whitcel860/
Whithsield821/
Whetsell801,363/
Witschel801,284/
Whytsell80193/
Wittsell80135/
Whitzell80122/
Wheitzel804/
Waitsell801/
Witscehl801/
Witshell801/
Wistsell801/
Wheitcel801/
Whettsel801/
Whitsilt800/
Whitsill800/
Weitsell800/
Whitchel800/
Whittcel800/
Whitcell800/
Whytesel800/
Whutsell800/
Witzsell800/
Witzel778,832/
Wetsel77638/
Witcel77234/
Witsil77130/
Whitzl771/
Wutsel771/
Whizel770/
Bitsel770/
Wiscel770/
Wietschel7595/
Witzschel7540/
Whitchell7511/
Whitcield751/
Widtseldt751/
Wheetsell751/
Whetshell751/
Weitzel7114,199/
Whetzel713,357/
Wechsel71346/
Wietzel71299/
Witzell71298/
Wetsell71137/
Woitzel71134/
Witchel71118/
Waitzel71113/
Vaitsel7132/
Widsell7120/
Whichel7114/
Veitsel7110/
Woitschell719/
Weitschell717/
Vietsel714/
Voitsel714/
Westsel712/
Huitzel712/
Wittschell712/
Wetssel711/
Wheizel711/
Whetsil711/
Weitcel711/
Huitsil711/
Bitsiel711/
Weitgel710/
Whitzil710/
Beitsel710/
Baitsel710/
Waitgel710/
Wistzel710/
Witsill710/
Wettsel710/
Wetzsel710/
Vitsell710/
Wutsell710/
Bitsell710/
Witchell671,294/
Weichsel671,018/
Witzl67393/
Weitzell67200/
Wizel67178/
Whetzell67136/
Wittzell6781/
Baitsell6753/
Wutschel6752/
Witschelová679/
Vittsell676/
Wheichel674/
Wetschel673/
Bitschel671/
Wuhetzel671/
Witchelt671/
Wietzell671/
Wheetzel671/
Whetchel671/
Weistzel671/
Weitziel671/
Wicel671/
Wetsl671/
Waichsel671/
Whichell670/
Wetzsell670/
Whytzell670/
Weittzel670/
Whetsill670/
Witzzell670/
Wettsell670/
Huitzell670/

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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 Whitsel
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