Eifel Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eifel Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from, or who dwelt in, a mountainous district.

Eifel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1751:460,03140,524
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Eifel (80) may also be a first name.

Eifel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from, or who dwelt in, a mountainous district.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eifel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eifel (Russian: Еифел) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eifel? popularity and diffusion

Eifel is the 919,444th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name Eifel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Eifel reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.

Eifel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 460,031. In Germany Eifel is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 82 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Saarland, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Eifel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eifel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eifel last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eifel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eifel surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Eifel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eiffel9159/
Heifel9115/
Eifeld9111/
Eifell918/
Eifelt912/
Eifele912/
Efel89174/
Ifel893/
Eisfeld831,756/
Eidfelt8321/
Eißfeld8320/
Heifeld832/
Eiffeld831/
Eifeldt831/
Eisfelt830/
Eizfeld830/
Hefel80869/
Effel80239/
Gefel80151/
Etfel8021/
Aifel8016/
Iofel8014/
Epfel8013/
Ifelt803/
Ifael802/
Hifel802/
Esfel802/
Iefel801/
Edfel801/
Efiel801/
Ifiel801/
Eufel801/
Gifel800/
Ifeld800/
Heitfeld77354/
Eichfeld77244/
Heidfeld77205/
Eisfeldt77145/
Eißfeldt7730/
Eissfeld774/
Heizfeld771/
Heifeldt771/
Eisfeltd770/
Ifl757/
Efl757/
Heffel73932/
Isfeld73523/
Hoefel73481/
Geffel73289/
Esfeld73166/
Gefell73156/
Giffel73145/
Edfelt7396/
Hipfel7366/
Heufel7363/
Gipfel7330/
Eßfeld7325/
Hepfel7318/
Aifeld7318/
Haefel7315/
Isfelt7314/
Oeffel7311/
Haifel739/
Idfeld736/
Effell735/
Esfelt735/
Hejfel734/
Goifel734/
Eyfeld733/
Hefelp732/
Jiefel731/
Hiffel731/
Hefell731/
Euffel731/
Effelt731/
Ajifel731/
Epfelt730/
Eufelt730/
Eissfeldt71110/
Heidtfeld7134/
Eichfeldt7125/
Heitfeldt7115/
Heidfeldt7110/
Efil671,617/
Edfeldt67380/
Hedfeld67216/
Hetfeld67163/
Afel67112/
Eysfeld67106/
Heffell6779/
Isfeldt6779/
Ifil6776/
Hoepfel6763/
Essfeld6736/
Huepfel6727/
Heuffel6722/
Hedfelt6718/
Haeffel6717/
Ejsfeld677/
Hueffel676/
Idfeldt676/
Gowefel674/
Haefell672/
Hefl672/
Heufeld672/
Hisfeld672/
Hisfelt672/
Heefelt672/
Ezfl672/
Haifeld672/
Ijfl672/
Efll672/
Aefl672/
Gifl671/
Hefeldt671/
Ifyl671/
Efelova671/
Giffell671/
Aitfeld671/
Aouefel671/
Ijsfeld671/
Ihtfeld671/
Issfeld671/
Hiepfel671/
Heshfel671/
Heßfeld671/
Hißfeld671/
Eisfält671/
Iefl671/
Ifelowa671/
Efyl671/
Oifl671/
Aifl671/
Edfl671/
Ejfl671/
Ivfl671/
Jifl671/
Ifll671/
Iflp671/
Iflt671/
Ishfelt670/
Hesfelt670/
Hipfell670/

Eifel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eifel in the Russian language
Еифелeifel-

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