Feistl Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Feistl Surname User-submission:

Very likely to be derived from the German word, feist, which means 'obese' or plump'.

Feistl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4511:178,50420,909
Austria661:129,02217,785
France561:1,186,120124,657
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Feistl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Very likely to be derived from the German word, feist, which means 'obese' or plump'.

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Feistl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feistl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feistl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Feistl is the 525,029th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Feistl reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Feistl is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 178,504. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 74 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Feistl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feistl last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Feistl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $64,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feistel921,569/
Feisztl921/
Festl91545/
Feitl91399/
Feihstel8611/
Feisstel861/
Pfeistel861/
Feitel83243/
Fistel83155/
Faistl8355/
Festel8344/
Festil831/
Faestl830/
Fitl80130/
Feistlová805/
Feustel772,792/
Feichtl77195/
Feijtel77147/
Pfoestl7756/
Faistel7755/
Feitell7741/
Faestel7736/
Fistell7734/
Faisztl779/
Fuestel779/
Fistill774/
Fiestel773/
Fishtel772/
Foistel771/
Fesztyl771/
Feustil771/
Foestel770/
Feistelová754/
Fetil73473/
Fitil73392/
Veitl73371/
Fastl73175/
Fetel73134/
Feutl73105/
Foitl73103/
Fejtl7385/
Fittl7342/
Faitl7341/
Feytl738/
Fietl734/
Featl731/
Fitlt731/
Vestl731/
Fetyl731/
Fihtl731/
Feichtel71110/
Feitlová7152/
Fischtel7114/
Feustell712/
Feitlova711/
Pfoestel711/
Festlová711/
Fitstell710/
Feastuel710/
Feastiel710/
Feshtell710/
Fichtl672,913/
Vestil67801/
Fettel67399/
Vistel67273/
Vestøl67241/
Vestel67213/
Feytel67101/
Veitel6784/
Fajstl6734/
Fetell6721/
Fastel6714/
Faistlová6711/
Vesztl679/
Fystel677/
Vistil675/
Fethil672/
Faustl672/
Fettil671/
Festilova671/
Fietel671/
Fittél671/
Pfãstl671/
Vestöl671/
Fechtl671/
Fejtel671/
Fehtel671/
Fitleh670/

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