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 surname Feistl is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feistl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 525,029th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Feistl are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 178,504. In Germany Feistl is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 74 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Feistl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feistl last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for 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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