Feistel Surname

252,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Feistel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feistel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0791:74,6119,448
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Austria191:448,18144,644
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Feistel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feistel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Feistel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feistel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Feistel is the 252,273rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,644,707 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Feistel reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,079 people, or 1 in 74,611. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Thuringia, where 14 percent are found and Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Feistel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Feistel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feistel surname grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feistel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feistel last name are 16.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Feistel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.66% more than the national average, earning R 529,116 per year and in United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,622 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feihstel9311/
Pfeistel931/
Feisstel931/
Feistl92618/
Feitel92243/
Fistel92155/
Festel9244/
Feustel862,792/
Feijtel86147/
Faistel8655/
Feitell8641/
Faestel8636/
Fistell8634/
Fuestel869/
Fiestel863/
Fishtel862/
Feisztl861/
Foistel861/
Foestel860/
Festl83545/
Feitl83399/
Fetel83134/
Fitel83119/
Feistelová824/
Feichtel80110/
Fischtel8014/
Feustell802/
Pfoestel801/
Feshtell800/
Feastiel800/
Feastuel800/
Fitstell800/
Fettel77399/
Vistel77273/
Vestel77213/
Feytel77101/
Faitel7798/
Veitel7784/
Faistl7755/
Fetell7721/
Fithel7715/
Fastel7714/
Fittel7712/
Fitell7710/
Fystel777/
Foitel773/
Fihtel772/
Fietel771/
Festil771/
Fejtel771/
Fehtel771/
Faestl770/
Feistlová755/
Fitl73130/
Fichtel712,178/
Fechtel71421/
Feichtl71195/
Vestiel7199/
Viestel7170/
Foustel7168/
Pfoestl7156/
Fettell7153/
Fittell7144/
Faitele7137/
Faitell7121/
Faustel7113/
Foitell7113/
Faisztl719/
Vishtel717/
Fastael714/
Fistill714/
Fyshtel714/
Vestell713/
Fethell712/
Vesstel711/
Veystel711/
Vistoel711/
Fesztyl711/
Vestoel711/
Feustil711/
Pfeutel710/
Fettiel710/
Vistell710/
Vesteel710/
Vitel671,551/
Fytel67559/
Fetil67473/
Fatel67469/
Fitil67392/
Veitl67371/
Vetel67274/
Fastl67175/
Feutl67105/
Foitl67103/
Fejtl6785/
Feitlová6752/
Fittl6742/
Faitl6741/
Feytl678/
Fietl674/
Fitchtel673/
Faustell672/
Fihtl671/
Festlová671/
Fetelova671/
Fetyl671/
Vestl671/
Feitlova671/
Fitlt671/
Featl671/
Fechtell670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Feistel
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