Fogel Surname

32,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Fogel Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.

Fogel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8141:53,1936,389
Israel2,5501:3,356467
Russia1,7751:81,19610,274
Argentina9851:43,3943,655
Poland9691:39,2256,131
Kazakhstan5361:32,9904,506
Germany5311:151,61118,178
France5181:128,22919,541
Canada3751:98,25510,681
Sweden2361:41,7243,318
Brazil1741:1,230,31242,362
England1411:395,16427,358
Hungary981:100,1669,684
Slovakia861:62,05211,997
Kyrgyzstan691:86,56010,974
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Australia451:599,90442,958
Moldova411:86,86310,849
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Austria381:224,09027,245
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Finland191:289,30021,660
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway61:857,04855,549
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:78,4678,301

The alternate forms: Fógel (177) are calculated separately.

Fogel (43) may also be a first name.

Fogel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.

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

Fogel Last Name Facts

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

Fogel (Russian: Фогель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Fógel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fogel is the 32,188th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 440,202 people. Fogel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Fogel are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fogel is also the 1,545,828th most numerous forename globally It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,814 people, or 1 in 53,193. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Fogel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fogel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fogel last name rose 1,065 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fogel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fogel surname are 40.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fogel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning 316,021 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 180.65% more than the national average, earning R 666,936 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $50,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fógel93177/
Fogiel91921/
Foguel91402/
Fogell91233/
Foygel9194/
Foigel9141/
Foghel9133/
Foogel9117/
Foegel9115/
Fohgel9115/
Fojgel9111/
Fougel915/
Foggel912/
Fongel912/
Fogl891,167/
Fojgiel8320/
Foiguel8317/
Foighel839/
Foigele837/
Foggell830/
Vogel80182,870/
Fugel80902/
Fagel80837/
Fegel80353/
Fügel80119/
Fogil8029/
Fojel8016/
Fozel807/
Fosel802/
Fégel801/
Foggl800/
Fogelová7766/
Fogelova7727/
Fugiel731,076/
Fangel73543/
Voegel73383/
Voogel73334/
Foisel73184/
Voggel73170/
Faghel73156/
Vogell73124/
Fasoel7398/
Fousel7396/
Feegel7363/
Vogiel7347/
Faugel7339/
Faguel7328/
Fagell7325/
Foizel7325/
Fajgel7318/
Fohsel7316/
Fegiel7314/
Fägell737/
Foojel733/
Fuguel732/
Fouzel732/
Vougel732/
Foseld731/
Fosell731/
Fugelt731/
Foggil731/
Fungel731/
Feugel731/
Voigel731/
Vogelė731/
Fagiel731/
Fasgel731/
Fochel731/
Foysel731/
Foughl731/
Fugell730/
Fosael730/
Vogoel730/
Feggel730/
Vohgel730/
Foscel730/
Fuigel730/
Fusgel730/
Fozell730/
Vogael730/
Vogl6721,650/
Foglová67488/
Fugl67202/
Foglova67113/
Fauguel67110/
Fügl67103/
Fegl6720/
Foghill6713/
Fouchel678/
Fosl676/
Voegell673/
Fégl673/
Fougled672/
Fouhsel672/
Foxl671/
Focl671/
Voegeel671/
Foughil671/
Fógl671/
Fangell671/
Foighil671/
Fuijgel671/
Fungell670/
Fousell670/
Faggell670/
Fuygell670/
Feegell670/

Fogel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fogel in the Russian language
Фогельfogel-

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Fogel Reference & Research

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