Fechtel Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fechtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fechtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2461:327,25832,551
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Fechtel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fechtel occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fechtel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 699,651st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Fechtel are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fechtel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 327,258. In Germany Fechtel is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Fechtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fechtel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fechtel surname increased 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fechtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fechtel last name are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.7% registered to vote for the party.

Fechtel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.24% more than the national average, earning $60,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feichtel93110/
Fechtell930/
Fehtel921/
Fechtl921/
Fectel920/
Fichtel862,178/
Fiechtl86311/
Feichtl86195/
Fekhtel86179/
Feuchtl8678/
Vechtel8631/
Fecttel860/
Fochtel860/
Fetel83134/
Fischtel8014/
Feihstel8011/
Fitchtel803/
Viechtel801/
Feshtell800/
Fichtl772,913/
Fettel77399/
Feitel77243/
Fectil77105/
Feytel77101/
Festel7744/
Fetell7721/
Fihtel772/
Fejtel771/
Fietel771/
Fechtlová751/
Feustel712,792/
Feistel711,569/
Feijtel71147/
Fettell7153/
Feitell7141/
Vachtel7138/
Vochtel7130/
Viechtl7120/
Fichtelová719/
Fikhtel715/
Fichtyl714/
Fyshtel714/
Fiestel713/
Fishtel712/
Fethell712/
Vichtel710/
Fettiel710/
Pfeutel710/
Fytel67559/
Festl67545/
Fetil67473/
Feitl67399/
Vetel67274/
Fitel67119/
Feutl67105/
Fejtl6785/
Feytl678/
Fietl674/
Feustell672/
Fetyl671/
Pfeistel671/
Fetelova671/
Fihtl671/
Featl671/
Feisstel671/
Feastuel670/
Feastiel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fechtel
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