Košel Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Košel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania811:37,4646,414
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Kosel (3,157), Koşel (4) & Kösel (448) are calculated separately.

Košel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Košel is found in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kosel, Koşel or Kösel. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Košel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Košel is the 1,955,159th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košel are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 37,464. In Lithuania it is most numerous in: Vilnius County, where 85 percent live, Kaunas County, where 5 percent live and Panevėžys County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Lithuania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosel933,157/
Koşel934/
Kösel87448/
Kocel80497/
Koçel80206/
Kešel80129/
Koßel808/
Kašel804/
Košelová7754/
Kol75203,942/
Koshel7310,883/
Koszel73535/
Kossel73485/
Koheel73253/
Koesel73194/
Kohiel73183/
Kociel73145/
Kottel73130/
Kosiel7388/
Kohsel7360/
Koosel7347/
Koseel7328/
Kotsel7324/
Kotell7314/
Kosell739/
Koteld732/
Kosjel732/
Kousel732/
Kozsel731/
Kasoel731/
Kajšel731/
Kuoiel731/
Kotelp731/
Kuol67202,034/
Kole67110,646/
Kohl6753,091/
Koul6720,673/
Kool6717,808/
Koll6712,211/
Khol672,685/
Keul672,375/
Koschel671,911/
Kolh671,425/
Koil67331/
Koyl67285/
Koessel67186/
Koushel6757/
Koochel6750/
Koshell6729/
Kotsell6722/
Kosselt6717/
Kouchel6712/
Hkol6712/
Koussel6710/
Kochelt678/
Kolë675/
Kossell674/
Koceell673/
Kodchel673/
Kkol672/
Gkol671/
Kgol671/
Kkhotel671/
Kuišele671/
D'Kozel671/
Qkol671/
Kottell671/
Kuochel670/
Koehsel670/
Kohsell670/
Koocell670/
Kotchel670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Košel
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