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

The last name Kitel (Russian: Китель) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kitel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 317,867th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 16 people.

Kitel is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 87,176. Not including Poland this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 30 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.

Kitel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency 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 bearing the Kitel surname is predominantly 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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