Fischel Surname

337,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Fischel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little fish; the little dealer in fish.

Fischel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7741:468,29339,860
Germany921:875,05962,702
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Austria211:405,49741,758
England191:2,932,529101,561
France151:4,428,181244,602
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Fischel (50) may also be a first name.

Fischel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little fish; the little dealer in fish.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fischel Last Name Facts

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

Fischel is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fischel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 337,747th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,685,822 people. Fischel is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Fischel live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fischel is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 774 people, or 1 in 468,293. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 4 percent reside.

Fischel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fischel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fischel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fischel last name are 38.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Fischel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.27% more than the national average, earning $55,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.59% more than the national average, earning $82,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fischell93187/
Fieschel9329/
Fischelt933/
Feischel932/
Fishchel931/
Fishel924,892/
Fichel92182/
Fiscel92108/
Fischkelt881/
Fishell86691/
Fishkel8646/
Faichel8620/
Vischel869/
Feichel867/
Fuschel863/
Fichell862/
Fitchel862/
Faishel861/
Fischil860/
Ficel83417/
Fisel83400/
Fischelová827/
Fischelova821/
Fischill80133/
Fitchell8049/
Fitchelt801/
Fishcell800/
Fuschsel800/
Fissel771,002/
Faisel77984/
Fiesel77864/
Feisel77806/
Foisel77184/
Fiszel77105/
Fuscel7743/
Fixsel7732/
Faicel7722/
Fyshel7711/
Ficzel774/
Fiskel774/
Fisiel772/
Fisehl771/
Fishcl771/
Feshel771/
Fechel771/
Fächel771/
Fishil770/
Fisael770/
Fiseel770/
Fiseld770/
Fischlova751/
Fueschsel751/
Fissell71286/
Fiessel7187/
Fitsell7185/
Feissel7173/
Fieszel7143/
Foissel7138/
Faissel7128/
Fetchel7122/
Feichil7117/
Fiskell7112/
Fittsel713/
Feihsel713/
Fayshel713/
Fisield713/
Fiesell713/
Feuscel711/
Faiseel711/
Foiseul711/
Vishkel711/
Fissiel711/
Fuisael711/
Foisele710/
Fishill710/
Fixsell710/
Feisiel710/
Feshell710/
Visel67618/
Fesel67425/
Fixel67362/
Fizel67237/
Ficelová6787/
Ficil6760/
Fusel6727/
Fecel6723/
Fysel6720/
Fisil678/
Fäsel677/
Fißel676/
Fishkill673/
Fetchell672/
Viscl672/
Ficelova672/
Faichild671/
F'Eichil671/
Faysheel671/
Faishiol671/
Feachell670/

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