Gratzel Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gratzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gratzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1961:410,74237,603
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Austria471:181,17923,261
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Grätzel (33) are calculated separately.

Gratzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gratzel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Grätzel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gratzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gratzel is the 881,213th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Gratzel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Gratzel live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 410,742. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.

Gratzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gratzel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gratzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gratzel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gratzel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.06% more than the national average, earning $60,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grätzel9533/
Graetzel9335/
Gratzl922,148/
Grazel92116/
Greazel86121/
Grayzel86108/
Gretzel8694/
Grauzel8646/
Graziel8645/
Grajzel8618/
Grazell8614/
Graizel8610/
Grazzel861/
Grötzel861/
Graetzl861/
Gratzelová8210/
Gradziel80184/
Gretszel806/
Grayzell805/
Grzadzel801/
Groetzel800/
Graziell800/
Grezel77356/
Grötzl77160/
Gretzl7780/
Grozel7757/
Gracel7755/
Grajzl7741/
Grätzl7725/
Grátzl7713/
Grazil771/
Grzadziel75105/
Gratzlová7516/
Groetszel754/
Gretzschel71227/
Graciel71190/
Grötzschel71129/
Grozell7152/
Greczel7147/
Grachel7140/
Graetschel7126/
Groetzl715/
Greizel712/
Greatshell712/
Grascel711/
Gracell711/
Graczyl711/
Grezell711/
Grotzschel711/
Gráczel711/
Grätzschel711/
Grozl6716/
Gradzielová674/
Groetzschel673/
Gräzl671/
Grozzell671/
Gradciel671/

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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 Gratzel
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