Fichtel Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fichtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fichtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4331:56,1807,263
United States5181:699,72855,357
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Romania381:528,36539,789
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Fichtel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fichtel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fichtel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 193,184th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,345,981 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Fichtel are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Fichtel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,433 people, or 1 in 56,180. In Germany Fichtel is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Fichtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fichtel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fichtel last name increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fichtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fichtel last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.

Fichtel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feichtel93110/
Fischtel9314/
Fitchtel933/
Fichtl922,913/
Fihtel922/
Fechtel86421/
Fiechtl86311/
Feichtl86195/
Fuchtel8614/
Fikhtel865/
Fichtyl864/
Fishtel862/
Vichtel860/
Fitel83119/
Fihtl831/
Fichtelová829/
Feihstel8011/
Viechtel801/
Fechtell800/
Feitel77243/
Fistel77155/
Faitel7798/
Fithel7715/
Vichtl7713/
Fittel7712/
Fitell7710/
Foitel773/
Fehtel771/
Fechtl771/
Fietel771/
Fectel770/
Fichtlová7578/
Fitl73130/
Feistel711,569/
Fekhtel71179/
Feijtel71147/
Feuchtl7178/
Faistel7155/
Fittell7144/
Feitell7141/
Faitele7137/
Fistell7134/
Vechtel7131/
Faitell7121/
Viechtl7120/
Foitell7113/
Vishtel717/
Fyshtel714/
Fiestel713/
Foistel711/
Fecttel710/
Vitel671,551/
Fytel67559/
Feitl67399/
Fitil67392/
Fetel67134/
Foitl67103/
Fittl6742/
Faitl6741/
Fietl674/
Pfeistel671/
Fitlt671/
Feisstel671/
Fitstell670/
Feshtell670/

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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 Fichtel
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