Harstel Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Harstel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Harstel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harstel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harstel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Harstel reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 63 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Harstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harstel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harstel surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harstel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harstel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Harstel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning $30,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harstell932/
Charstell881/
Herstel86112/
Hörstel86106/
Arstell862/
Horstel861/
Garstel860/
Herstell80114/
Hoerstel805/
Arstyl771/
Herschtel759/
Arstill7134/
Herstøl7111/
Jarstål718/
Aarstøl714/
Herztel713/
Garstål713/
Archtel711/
Gorstel711/
Herstill671/
Arctil625/
Örstål621/
Erstill570/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harstel
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