Diestel Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diestel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diestel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9041:89,05511,217
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Austria341:250,45429,541
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Diestel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diestel (Russian: Диестель) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diestel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,726th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname Diestel is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Diestel live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 89,055. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.

Diestel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diestel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diestel last name increased 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diestel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diestel last name are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Diestel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diestell931/
Distel924,205/
Dietel923,754/
Diestl9228/
Destel9224/
Distell8646/
Diettel8631/
Deistel8627/
Destael8611/
Distael863/
Diethel863/
Duestel861/
Dietell861/
Disteel860/
Diehtel860/
Dietiel860/
Destell860/
Dietl839,030/
Distl83455/
Deastell809/
Distoell801/
Dauestel800/
Destil77450/
Destyl7779/
Disztl7758/
Djetel7735/
Diztel7717/
Dystel7715/
Dextel778/
Distil773/
Dustel771/
Distelová755/
Diestlová751/
Dichtel71261/
Distill7143/
Diechtl7137/
Duestøl7116/
Dechtel713/
Dextell711/
Djethel711/
Dystell710/
Dietill710/
Dietlová6771/
Distlová6720/
Dietlova674/
Distlova671/
Dichtell671/

Diestel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diestel in the Russian language
Диестельdiestel-

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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 Diestel
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