Wissell Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wissell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Australia961:281,20525,117
Canada651:566,85547,218
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wissell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wissell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wissell.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 684,148th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wissell live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 1,347,431. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Wissell exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Wissell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wissell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wissell last name grew 928 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wissell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wissell last name are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wissell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning $51,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whissell93760/
Weissell932/
Wiessell931/
Wissel924,078/
Wisell92425/
Bissell869,846/
Wessell861,422/
Weissel86371/
Whissel86306/
Wiessel8674/
Weisell8640/
Wiesell8639/
Vissell8625/
Waissel8621/
Widsell8620/
Whisell862/
Wussell861/
Wissiel861/
Wiseell860/
Wishsel860/
Wisel83276/
Whitsell801,375/
Wittsell80135/
Beissell8010/
Whissiel807/
Boissell806/
Whessell803/
Weisseld802/
Weitsell800/
Whitssel800/
Wischell800/
Weiszell800/
Wessel7728,428/
Weisel773,161/
Wiesel772,720/
Bissel77510/
Vissel77135/
Whisel7795/
Waisel7782/
Woisel7776/
Visell7741/
Wesell7730/
Bisell7722/
Wixell7716/
Wysell7716/
Wussel772/
Wisiel772/
Wüssel772/
Wissil771/
Wishel771/
Wyssel771/
Wiscel770/
Whitscell7530/
Whittsell755/
Widschell752/
Weischsel751/
Whiessiel750/
Wheitsell750/
Boissel712,406/
Bessell711,813/
Beissel711,767/
Vessell71771/
Wetsell71137/
Huissel7184/
Beisell7162/
Voissel7129/
Bissill7125/
Waisele7121/
Baissel7117/
Hwaisel7117/
Weassel7114/
Weishel7113/
Wesselt7113/
Woitschell719/
Weiszel717/
Weitschell717/
Weisele715/
Wichell713/
Weitsel713/
Weizell713/
Wyshell712/
Vussell712/
Buissel712/
Wittschell712/
Vaissel712/
Veissel712/
Bishsel711/
Wuessel711/
Wischel711/
Whysell711/
Voisell711/
Wesszel711/
Wiesèll711/
Wejssel711/
Weihsel711/
Wisgill711/
Waihsel711/
Wizzell710/
Wessill710/
Bizsell710/
Boisell710/
Whesell710/
Witsill710/
Wessehl710/
Weasell710/
Wheisel710/
Vitsell710/
Bisshel710/
Bisel671,558/
Wesel671,083/
Visel67618/
Wisil67249/
Whytsell67193/
Wysel6761/
Wixel6724/
Bischell6720/
Wißel6716/
Wieschel6713/
Beyssell679/
Wheitsel678/
Hveissel676/
Vittsell676/
Weichell673/
Bisscill671/
Waichell671/
Witscehl671/
Whitseld671/
Wusel671/
Hwaishel671/
Wicel671/
Waischel671/
Weschsel671/
Whichell670/
Whitsill670/
Weischel670/
Whitcell670/
Whitselt670/
Wettsell670/

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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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  • 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 Wissell
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