Gotzel Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Gotzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Israel141:611,26042,949
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Götzel (220) are calculated separately.

Gotzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gotzel is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Götzel. For other potential spellings of Gotzel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gotzel is the 1,518,885th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Gotzel are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gotzel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 725,274. In Germany Gotzel is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 64 percent live, Brandenburg, where 9 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Gotzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gotzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gotzel surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gotzel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

Gotzel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.13% less than the national average, earning R 94,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Götzel94220/
Goetzel92201/
Gozel91530/
Otzel9195/
Gotzl9117/
Goetzell862/
Gottczel861/
Hotzel83620/
Getzel83397/
Goetzl83177/
Gouzel8357/
Gutzel8338/
Gatzel8329/
Gozell8316/
Goezel8311/
Goizel8311/
Gozcel839/
Gätzel833/
Godzel832/
Ghozel832/
Goziel832/
Goozel831/
Gozael831/
Gützel831/
Gotsel830/
Ostzel830/
Ozel80758/
Gotzschel804/
Gozl801/
Gietzel77297/
Gotsell77130/
Götzelt77115/
Ghoziel77107/
Houtzel7744/
Hotzelt7738/
Gotchel7728/
Getzell7712/
Ghozael777/
Godzelt775/
Godzelh773/
Gouëzel772/
Gutziel772/
Hotzell771/
Gautzel771/
Gottsel771/
Godziel771/
Gutzelt771/
Gouzell770/
Gozzell770/
Hodtzel770/
Gözel738,869/
Gazel733,612/
Guzel731,931/
Götzl731,233/
Oziel73784/
Gocel73560/
Oizel73334/
Gezel73281/
Ozeel73206/
Otsel73169/
Oitzl73153/
Atzel7385/
Gotsl7347/
Ozell7343/
Gozil7330/
Hotzl7329/
Getzl738/
Hozel735/
Ouzel735/
Otcel732/
Ozael732/
Ozcel731/
Ozzel731/
Ozsel731/
Oyzel731/
Gúzel731/
Goozl731/
Houtzeel7152/
Gootgeld7131/
Goetsell7113/
Gotschel7112/
Gotshell715/
Gotchell712/
Goodzell712/
Gottsell712/
Gutzsell710/
Goetschel67566/
Ghazel67565/
Hatzel67324/
Gochel67252/
Gaziel67209/
Houzel67155/
Gazell67127/
Getsel67111/
Gouzil6786/
Guzell6768/
Gauzel6763/
Goizil6746/
Godsel6730/
Hoziel6730/
Götzschel6726/
Gutsel6720/
Gocell6718/
Ghuzel6718/
Ozl6717/
Goitschel6716/
Otsuel6715/
Ottsel6711/
Giezel6711/
Hozzel679/
Gotschell679/
Ooziel675/
Ghozil675/
Gudzel674/
Götzelová673/
Gezell673/
Hotsel673/
Ozzell672/
Gazzel672/
Hozell671/
Hoizel671/
Gozgli671/
Goetsehel671/
Guzzel671/
Godcel671/
Gatsel671/
Gozleh671/
Hotzelova671/
Hõtzel671/
Hodzel671/
Gazeel671/
Godzil671/
Götzöl671/
Hozeel671/
Ghozyl671/
Goscel671/
Atzell670/
Gatcel670/
Attzel670/
Otsell670/
Gottschel670/
Hotcel670/

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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 Gotzel
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