Keitzel Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Keitzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keitzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Keitzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keitzel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keitzel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keitzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Keitzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Keitzel live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Keitzel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 90 percent reside and Hamburg, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Keitzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keitzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keitzel last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketzel92457/
Kitzel92254/
Keitzl92117/
Keizel926/
Kaetzel86467/
Ketzell8613/
Koetzel866/
Kitszel866/
Keutzel861/
Keatzel861/
Kiztzel860/
Kitzell860/
Koitzel860/
Kizel83368/
Kezel83246/
Kitzl8366/
Ketzl8329/
Kietzell800/
Katzel77225/
Kätzel77216/
Keezel77136/
Kiezel7768/
Kizell7742/
Kitsel7735/
Kezell7711/
Kaizel778/
Kiczel778/
Khezel777/
Ketsel776/
Kiziel772/
Keicel771/
Cetzel771/
Keitzlová7512/
Kizl731/
Kitchel71909/
Ketchel71453/
Keichel71286/
Quetzel7179/
Kitsell7176/
Katzell7133/
Keezell7122/
Kaijzel7115/
Kitshel716/
Khitsel716/
Chitzel714/
Koetsel713/
Quitzel712/
Katziel711/
Kieziel711/
Coetzel711/
Ketshel710/
Kattzel710/
Ketsell710/
Kitcell710/
Kidzell710/
Kizil6726,158/
Kitchell671,955/
Kazel671,507/
Kecil67646/
Ketchell67562/
Qezel67477/
Kicel6799/
Katzl6750/
Kitchelt6729/
Kecel6727/
Qizel6716/
Kaizl679/
Kezil679/
Ketzlová675/
Kitcheel673/
Kätzl673/
Koetsell673/
Kittcell671/
Ketzlova671/
Kietchel670/
Keichell670/
Kittsell670/
Kitschel670/

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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 Keitzel
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