Hölzel Surname

95,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hölzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hölzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,7571:16,9242,239
Austria1411:60,3939,409
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Holzel (245) are calculated separately.

Hölzel Last Name Facts

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

Hölzel is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as: Holzel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hölzel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,510th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,462,775 people. Hölzel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hölzel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,757 people, or 1 in 16,924. In Germany Hölzel is most common in: Saxony, where 28 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Hölzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hölzel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holzel94245/
Höltzel9247/
Hölzl918,228/
Helzel83381/
Halzel83109/
Höltzl8330/
Ölzelt838/
Hölzelová8030/
Heltzel771,370/
Hoelzel771,247/
Öhlzelt77143/
Haltzel7712/
Holtzel776/
Chalzel776/
Haelzel773/
Helzell771/
Halziel771/
Halzell770/
Holzell770/
Hellzel770/
Holzl73231/
Halzl73110/
Elzel7327/
Ölçel7320/
Helzl737/
Hölcl734/
Hoeltzel71538/
Hölzlová7130/
Heltzell7113/
Hoelzell711/
Holtzcel711/
Heltzeel711/
Heltszel710/
Hoelzl67549/
Halsel6780/
Holcel6722/
Eltzel6712/
Hoeltzell675/
Alziel674/
Höltschel671/
Haelzl671/
Halcel671/
Elzell671/
Holzil671/
Elziel671/
Alzell670/
Holtzl670/
Holsel670/
Oelzel670/

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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
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  • 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 Hölzel
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