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Where Does The Last Name Wissel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wissel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 113,439^th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,787,039 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wissel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,777 people, or 1 in 28,990. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 46 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Wissel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wissel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wissel surname grew 435 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wissel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wissel surname are 29.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Wissel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $43,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,095 CAD per year.