Festl Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Festl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4771:168,77519,908
Austria341:250,45429,541
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Festl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Festl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Festl? popularity and diffusion

Festl is the 576,965th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Festl reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 168,775. In Germany Festl is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 93 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Festl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Festl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Festl surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feistl91618/
Festel9144/
Festil911/
Faestl910/
Feustel832,792/
Feistel831,569/
Pfoestl8356/
Faestel8336/
Fiestel833/
Feisztl831/
Fesztyl831/
Feustil831/
Foestel830/
Fetil80473/
Feitl80399/
Fastl80175/
Fetel80134/
Feutl80105/
Fejtl8085/
Föstl8025/
Feytl808/
Fietl804/
Featl801/
Fetyl801/
Vestl801/
Feihstel7711/
Feustell772/
Feisstel771/
Festlová771/
Pfoestel771/
Pfeistel771/
Feshtell770/
Feastiel770/
Feastuel770/
Vestil73801/
Fettel73399/
Feitel73243/
Vestøl73241/
Fostel73220/
Vestel73213/
Fistel73155/
Feytel73101/
Pföstl7368/
Faistl7355/
Fajstl7334/
Fetell7321/
Fastel7314/
Vesztl739/
Fystel737/
Fethil732/
Fietel731/
Fehtel731/
Fejtel731/
Fechtl731/
Vestöl731/
Pfostl731/
Fostil731/
Fettil731/
Feistlová715/
Festilova711/
Fechtel67421/
Feichtl67195/
Feijtel67147/
Fitl67130/
Vestiel6799/
Viestel6770/
Faistel6755/
Fettell6753/
Feitell6741/
Fistell6734/
Vestøyl6715/
Faisztl679/
Fosztyl677/
Fistill674/
Feistelová674/
Fastael674/
Vestell673/
Fethell672/
Veystel671/
Vesstel671/
Fjtl671/
Foistel671/
Vestoel671/
Fostell671/
Pfeutel670/
Fettiel670/
Fethill670/
Vesteel670/

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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 Festl
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