Birchel Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Birchel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Birchel (67) may also be a first name.

Birchel Last Name Facts

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

Birchel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Birchel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Birchel is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 67 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 58 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Birchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birchel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Birchel last name fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birchel Last Name Statistics demography

Birchel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birchell93452/
Birschel9346/
Birchelt930/
Birhel921/
Bircel920/
Buirchell884/
Bierschel882/
Birtchell880/
Birckel86471/
Berchel86385/
Birschl8612/
Byrchel862/
Birtcel861/
Birhkel861/
Birhell860/
Birchill80330/
Birtciel8099/
Berschel8052/
Berchelt8050/
Berchele8021/
Birdcell8010/
Berchell806/
Virchele802/
Byrchell801/
Berchiel801/
Birckell801/
Birshell801/
Bertchel800/
Birkel772,322/
Birgel77769/
Birsel77216/
Berhel77182/
Bercel7796/
Bircil7718/
Birzel7715/
Bircyl773/
Biršel772/
Birjel770/
Bearchell75220/
Berschelt7518/
Birchhill758/
Berscheld756/
Bairchild751/
Berchelle751/
Buirchill750/
Bertchell750/
Berchil71513/
Berschl71149/
Birgiel71124/
Verchel71108/
Birtcil7185/
Berczel7144/
Birszel7132/
Birgell7130/
Bercell7123/
Berckel7115/
Birzell7113/
Byrckel7110/
Birsell712/
Birkell712/
Bairgel711/
Bearchelle711/
Birdsel711/
Bershel711/
Werchel711/
Wyrchel711/
Berhele711/
Bierkel710/
Biersel710/
Bearcel710/
Birtsel710/
Birkelt710/
Birdsell672,063/
Birkl67608/
Birdzell67123/
Bershell6786/
Berchiol6745/
Birzl6735/
Berchild6728/
Birkhill6716/
Biršl6713/
Birsl678/
Birkeldh673/
Verchell672/
Bercl671/
Birtsell670/

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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 Birchel
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