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

Feistel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feistel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 252,273rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,644,707 people. The last name Feistel is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Feistel live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Feistel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,079 people, or 1 in 74,611. In Germany Feistel is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Thuringia, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Feistel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feistel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feistel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feistel surname are 16.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.38% being registered to vote for the 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
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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 Feistel
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