Ketzel Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ketzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ketzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2811:286,49629,863
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Ketzel (20) may also be a first name.

Ketzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ketzel occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ketzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketzel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 658,434th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ketzel are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 286,496. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 52 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Ketzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ketzel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 398 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ketzel surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Ketzel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaetzel92467/
Ketzell9213/
Keitzel9212/
Koetzel926/
Keutzel921/
Keatzel921/
Kezel91246/
Ketzl9129/
Kietzell860/
Kitzel83254/
Katzel83225/
Kätzel83216/
Keezel83136/
Keitzl83117/
Kötzel8389/
Kiezel8368/
Kotzel8349/
Kezell8311/
Khezel837/
Ketsel836/
Keizel836/
Cetzel831/
Ketchel77453/
Quetzel7779/
Katzell7733/
Keezell7722/
Kitszel776/
Koetsel773/
Coetzel771/
Kieziel771/
Katziel771/
Kattzel770/
Ketsell770/
Kiztzel770/
Ketshel770/
Koitzel770/
Kitzell770/
Kozel7318,269/
Kazel731,507/
Qezel73477/
Kizel73368/
Kitzl7366/
Katzl7350/
Kecel7327/
Kezil739/
Kätzl733/
Kötzl731/
Ketchell71562/
Ketzlová715/
Koetsell713/
Ketzlova711/
Koziel672,808/
Katsel67532/
Kozell67287/
Khazel67262/
Quezel67226/
Kechel67154/
Ketjil6770/
Kizell6742/
Catzel6741/
Kazael6740/
Kazell6735/
Kitsel6735/
Keczöl6725/
Kotsel6724/
Chezel6721/
Kytsel6717/
Kaziel6713/
Keccel6712/
Keitzlová6712/
Kiczel678/
Kaizel678/
Kiecel676/
Katzil675/
Kotzlh674/
Coezel672/
Kiziel672/
Ketsil671/
Kazuel671/
Kazeel671/
Kajzel671/
Kozsel671/
Kujzel671/
Cedzel671/
Keicel671/
Kescel670/

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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
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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 Ketzel
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