Bichsel is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bichsel
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bichsel

How popular is Bichsel?

Bichsel is common in Switzerland.

Bichsel is ranked 178236 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bichsel bearers increased by 2.93578 per cent in 2010 US census to 561 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1014 spots and ranked at 39212. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.68 98.35
Hispanic or Latino 1.25 0
Bichsel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Switzerland which may be its originating country too. Around 2007 people have been found who wears Bichsel as their family name. Bichsel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
91,784 Netherlands2
54,641 Sweden2
14,408 Uruguay2
1,704,541 India1
151,601 Spain1
169,904 Brazil1
289,511 England1
277,603 France1
38,841 Scotland1
56,169 Mexico1
42,479 Greece1
1,179 Swaziland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
93,878 Canada28
75,259 Australia22
Countries with hundreds of Bichsel:
40,078 United States695
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Bichsel:
734 Switzerland1,125

Bichsel Namesakes

  • Demian Bichsel, Film cinematographer

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