Kitel Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kitel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4361:87,17613,472
Belarus3551:26,7644,619
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kitel (16) may also be a first name.

Kitel Last Name Facts

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

Kitel (Russian: Китель) is found most frequently in Poland. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,867th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. The surname Kitel is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kitel live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kitel is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Kitel is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 87,176. Apart from Poland this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 30 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.

Kitel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kitel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kitel last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kitel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kitel surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kitel earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning 423,558 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kittel919,892/
Keitel914,450/
Kaitel9195/
Kietel9139/
Kuitel9117/
Koitel9115/
Kitell916/
Kithel915/
Kiteel911/
Kitl8960/
Kittell831,326/
Kaitell83105/
Kaithel8372/
Kittelt8337/
Kuittel8315/
Koitele839/
Khittel838/
Kaitele835/
Keitell834/
Kittiel832/
Keidtel832/
Keithel831/
Kaitael831/
Khaitel831/
Kisztel831/
Keitele831/
Keittel831/
Kithell830/
Kittl801,261/
Ketel80997/
Kutel80315/
Citel80153/
Kitil80111/
Kistl8086/
Kytel8049/
Kätel8037/
Keitl8012/
Kithl801/
Kkitl801/
Kaithele7710/
Kittiell771/
Keitiell771/
Kitehell770/
Kitthell770/
Küttel731,662/
Kettel731,078/
Kästel731,048/
Kuttel73587/
Keutel73276/
Chitel73185/
Keytel73147/
Quitel73134/
Khutel7396/
Kethel7363/
Kehtel7354/
Ceitel7353/
Cittel7352/
Ketell7339/
Qaitel7339/
Kutell7336/
Kutiel7333/
Kithil7326/
Kaithl7325/
Khittl7318/
Kajtel7312/
Coitel733/
Keteel732/
Kuetel732/
Ketiel731/
Kuthel731/
Khetel731/
Caitel731/
Cuitel731/
Kyttel731/
Kittil730/
Citell730/
Kittelová7151/
Kittelova711/
Kettell67917/
Kuettel67420/
Keshtel6768/
Keetell6727/
Cheitel6719/
Chittel6718/
Kytl6717/
Cittell6716/
Quittel6715/
Kitlova6711/
Kchitil6711/
Kutl6710/
Ketthel678/
Keettel677/
Khettel675/
Khutell674/
Kyshtel673/
Qitl672/
Kittled671/
Kaithil671/
Ketl671/
Keutiel671/
Khuteel671/
Quitell671/
Chiteel671/
Quaitel671/
Coistel671/
Quithel670/
Keathel670/
Kethell670/
Kithill670/

Kitel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitel in the Russian language
Кительkitel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kitel
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