Wirsel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wirsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirsel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsel? popularity and diffusion

Wirsel is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wirsel are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wirsel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent live and Bavaria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirsell9211/
Wierszel8627/
Birsel83216/
Wersel83138/
Wirxel8333/
Wirgel837/
Wirzel836/
Wursel833/
Virsel830/
Wirschell8047/
Wierzel7741/
Birszel7732/
Wersell7725/
Wirgell7710/
Virsell776/
Wirsäll774/
Birsell772/
Wurssel771/
Werszel771/
Weirzel771/
Birsl738/
Birschel7146/
Werschel715/
Wuerssel711/
Wershell711/
Wherselt710/
Wurzel671,656/
Birgel67769/
Virgel67215/
Versel67155/
Werzel6780/
Wurcel6773/
Bersel6720/
Birzel6715/
Wrezel6715/
Wergel6714/
Würzel674/
Biršel672/
Wercel671/
Uersel671/
Virjel671/
Wreżel671/
Bircel670/

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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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  • 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 Wirsel
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