Kozel Surname

29,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kozel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kozel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5,7761:1,64583
Ukraine5,4681:8,325973
United States2,3201:156,23215,972
Czechia1,9411:5,478628
Russia9071:158,90118,235
Slovenia5761:4,319813
Slovakia2701:19,7653,088
Austria2081:40,9406,572
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Argentina471:909,43458,335
England441:1,266,32057,817
France441:1,509,607143,950
Kazakhstan391:453,39734,287
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Kožel (49) & Kózel (9) are calculated separately.

Kozel (113) may also be a first name.

Kozel Last Name Facts

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

Kozel (Arabic: كوزيل, Russian: Козел) occurs most in Belarus. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kožel or Kózel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kozel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,346th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 398,902 people. The surname Kozel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kozel live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 881,625th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 113 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is borne by 5,776 people, or 1 in 1,645. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Brest Region, where 29 percent are found, Minsk Region, where 23 percent are found and Grodno Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Belarus Kozel is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Kozel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kozel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kozel surname increased 4,936 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kozel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kozel last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kozel last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kozel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $58,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kožel9349/
Kózel939/
Koziel912,808/
Kozell91287/
Kouzel9153/
Kotzel9149/
Kozhel9138/
Kozelt9113/
Korzel918/
Koyzel911/
Kozsel911/
Kozl89196/
Koziell8369/
Kozheel8360/
Koetzel836/
Kozield832/
Korzell832/
Kourzel831/
D'Kozel831/
Koitzel830/
Kosel803,157/
Kogel802,055/
Kazel801,507/
Kuzel801,094/
Kocel80497/
Kezel80246/
Koçel80206/
Küzel80175/
Kozil80136/
Cozel8035/
Kojel805/
Kozeł804/
Kozyl802/
Koszl802/
Kouzl802/
Kozlp801/
Koczl801/
Kozelova77125/
Kozelová77118/
Kozieł7317,607/
Kuzhel733,323/
Kochel732,296/
Kuziel73899/
Ketzel73457/
Koggel73411/
Khazel73262/
Katzel73225/
Kätzel73216/
Koesel73194/
Kuzsel73186/
Kurzel73184/
Kociel73145/
Keezel73136/
Koessl73131/
Kosgel73119/
Kozyol73105/
Körzel7396/
Karzel7395/
Kötzel7389/
Kosiel7388/
Kocsel7374/
Kohsel7360/
Korzil7357/
Kuzell7356/
Koosel7347/
Cozell7342/
Kazael7340/
Kazell7335/
Koseel7328/
Kotsel7324/
Khozil7324/
Kougel7323/
Khogel7321/
Corzel7317/
Kaziel7313/
Kazelt7312/
Codzel7312/
Kezell7311/
Kosell739/
Kozsil739/
Khezel737/
Kuzzel735/
Kodjel732/
Kosjel732/
Coezel732/
Kazhel732/
Koigel732/
Koujel731/
Coziel731/
Kazzel731/
Kasoel731/
Kazuel731/
Kazeel731/
Kajzel731/
Kohgel731/
Kojelė731/
Koëgel731/
Koşgel731/
Kujzel731/
Kouzil731/
Koogel730/
Kozielová71140/
Kozielova715/
Kozlova67217,749/
Kozlová672,026/
Kaetzel67467/
Kesl67418/
Kochell67159/
Kozlowa6756/
Cozl6751/
Koochel6750/
Khazael6734/
Katzell6733/
Koziełł6732/
Kazl6723/
Keezell6722/
Kotsell6722/
Karzell6721/
Kůzl6719/
Kadziel6715/
Ketzell6713/
Kosl6713/
Kouchel6712/
Koesleh6712/
Kaurzel6711/
Kuzl6711/
Körzell6711/
Keßl678/
Kurziel675/
Kocl674/
Kodchel673/
Koetsel673/
Koceell673/
Kózl673/
Katziel671/
Kazzell671/
Keutzel671/
Quoizel671/
Kurzell671/
Corzell671/
Koudjel671/
Kouggel671/
Koßl671/
Kudziel671/
Coetzel671/
Koedsil671/
Koxl671/
Kazziel671/
Cozzell670/
Kuochel670/
Koehsel670/
Koggell670/
Cotzell670/
Kattzel670/
Kochsel670/
Kohsell670/
Koocell670/
Kotchel670/
Koiggel670/

Kozel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kozel in the Russian language
Козелkozel-
Kozel in the Arabic language
كوزيلkwzyl-

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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 Kozel
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