Berchtel Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Berchtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berchtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1721:49,5087,848
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berchtel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berchtel occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Berchtel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berchtel? popularity and diffusion

Berchtel is the 1,272,314th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Berchtel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 49,508. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Vorarlberg, where 100 percent reside. Not including Austria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Liechtenstein, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bershtel8834/
Berschtl8810/
Berstel8050/
Verctel801/
Berstell7521/
Bersztel757/
Berstiel751/
Berstl711/
Verxtel674/
Birstel672/
Verstel670/
Berstill631/
Verstell630/
Verstl5739/
Verstil531/

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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 Berchtel
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