Kitzel Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kitzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kitzel (37) may also be a first name.

Kitzel Last Name Facts

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

Kitzel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitzel? popularity and diffusion

Kitzel is the 1,003,904th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kitzel live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kitzel is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name Kitzel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany Kitzel is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Kitzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kitzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kitzel surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kitzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kitzel are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kitzel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitzel9212/
Kitszel926/
Kitzell920/
Koitzel920/
Kiztzel920/
Kizel91368/
Kitzl9166/
Kietzell860/
Ketzel83457/
Kätzel83216/
Keitzl83117/
Kiezel8368/
Kizell8342/
Kitsel8335/
Kutzel8323/
Kiczel838/
Kaizel838/
Keizel836/
Kiziel832/
Kizl801/
Kitchel77909/
Kitsell7776/
Kaijzel7715/
Ketzell7713/
Kitshel776/
Khitsel776/
Chitzel774/
Quitzel772/
Keutzel771/
Keatzel771/
Kieziel771/
Kitcell770/
Kidzell770/
Kizil7326,158/
Kuzel731,094/
Kezel73246/
Küzel73175/
Kicel7399/
Ketzl7329/
Qizel7316/
Kaizl739/
Kutzl737/
Kätzl733/
Kitchell711,955/
Kitchelt7129/
Kitcheel713/
Kittcell711/
Kitschel710/
Kittsell710/
Kuziel67899/
Kichel67302/
Kutsel67221/
Kuzsel67186/
Quizel67176/
Keezel67136/
Kuzell6756/
Kytsel6717/
Keitzlová6712/
Kiciel6711/
Kezell6711/
Kuicel679/
Khezel677/
Kiecel676/
Kiccel676/
Ketsel676/
Chizel675/
Kutcel675/
Kitschelt674/
Kidzil672/
Kitsil672/
Cetzel671/
Keicel671/
Kittchell671/
Khizil671/
Kajzel671/
Kuczel671/
Kujzel671/
Caizel671/

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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
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  • 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 Kitzel
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