Wressel Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wressel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wressel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden321:307,71121,451
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wressel Last Name Facts

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

Wressel has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wressel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Wressel is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wressel are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 307,711. In Sweden Wressel is most frequent in: Dalarna County, where 31 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 31 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Wressel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wressel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wressel last name increased 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wressel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wressel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $56,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wressell93317/
Bressel861,608/
Wriesel861/
Bresseel8039/
Bressell805/
Wretsell804/
Bresel7733/
Wrezel7715/
Wrheel772/
Wrasel770/
Brössel71144/
Writsel7169/
Brissel7162/
Bresell7156/
Breisel7120/
Wretell7115/
Writeel711/
Vrissel710/
Bressil710/
Wrettel710/
Wrhel6799/
Breschel6749/
Brissell6719/
Wrele677/
Bruyssel674/
Wrelh671/
Breszell670/
Broissel670/
Bryssell670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wressel
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