Ketsel Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ketsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ketsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ketsel (Russian: Кецел) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketsel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ketsel is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Ketsel reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Ketsel is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,174,232. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Turkey, where 17 percent are found.

Ketsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ketsel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koetsel923/
Ketshel920/
Ketsell920/
Koetsell863/
Katsel83532/
Ketzel83457/
Kitsel8335/
Kotsel8324/
Kytsel8317/
Ketsil831/
Kescel830/
Kaetzel77467/
Ketchel77453/
Kitsell7776/
Kotsell7722/
Katsell7715/
Ketsilp7713/
Ketzell7713/
Keitzel7712/
Kitszel776/
Koetzel776/
Khitsel776/
Kitshel776/
Keatzel771/
Keutzel771/
Kyttsel771/
Kezel73246/
Ketzl7329/
Kecel7327/
Kotsl736/
Ketchell71562/
Kitschel710/
Kietzell710/
Kittsell710/
Kitzel67254/
Katzel67225/
Kätzel67216/
Kechel67154/
Keezel67136/
Keitzl67117/
Kötzel6789/
Ketjil6770/
Kiezel6768/
Kotzel6749/
Keccel6712/
Katsil6711/
Kezell6711/
Khezel677/
Kiecel676/
Keizel676/
Kitschelt674/
Kitsil672/
Kazeel671/
Cetzel671/
Kozsel671/
Kytsyl671/
Katsyl671/
Keicel671/

Ketsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ketsel in the Russian language
Кецелkecel-

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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 Ketsel
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