Hötzel Surname

226,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hötzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hötzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7191:46,8336,134
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Austria121:709,62061,025
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Hotzel (620) & Hõtzel (1) are calculated separately.

Hötzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hötzel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Hotzel or Hõtzel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hötzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hötzel is the 226,821st most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. Hötzel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hötzel are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,719 people, or 1 in 46,833. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Hötzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hötzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hötzel surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotzel94620/
Hõtzel941/
Hötzelt9215/
Hötzl91652/
Hözel9124/
Ötzel917/
Hötzeldt8616/
Hetzel8312,083/
Hatzel83324/
Hätzel8355/
Özel8066,228/
Hötzelová8034/
Hözl807/
Hoetzel77244/
Hatzell77199/
Hetzell77137/
Haetzel7720/
Hatczel7719/
Hätzelt774/
Hatzuel773/
Huitzel772/
Hotzell771/
Hattzel771/
Hettzel771/
Heutzel771/
Hetzcel770/
Hodtzel770/
Hadtzel770/
Hazel7318,187/
Etzel735,711/
Hezel731,854/
Hatzl731,403/
Hetzl73419/
Otzel7395/
Atzel7385/
Özsel7382/
Özcel7333/
Hotzl7329/
Ätzel735/
Hozel735/
Ahzel731/
Özell731/
Hötschel7114/
Hötzlová716/
Huitzell710/
Hoetzell710/
Hazell6711,916/
Oetzel671,587/
Haziel671,433/
Hazeel67474/
Hazael67231/
Hetsel67226/
Höchel67211/
Etzell67164/
Hoetzl6789/
Heczel6752/
Hoziel6730/
Haezel6719/
Hazuel6714/
Hadzel6710/
Hoezel6710/
Heziel6710/
Heezel674/
Aetzel674/
Hotsel673/
Hedzel673/
Hatsel672/
Hozell671/
Ettzel671/
Hezael671/
Etzael671/
Hatzil671/
Özl671/
Hezell671/
Hozeel671/
Hodzel671/
Atzell670/
Hetzil670/
Hezsel670/
Attzel670/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Hötzel
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