Kritzel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kritzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kritzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kritzel (16) may also be a first name.

Kritzel Last Name Facts

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

Kritzel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kritzel? popularity and diffusion

Kritzel is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Kritzel is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kritzel are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

Kritzel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Kritzel is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 67 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Kritzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kritzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kritzel surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kritzell9344/
Krizel92114/
Kritzl9229/
Kreizel86201/
Krätzel8697/
Kretzel8681/
Kraizel8675/
Kriezel8656/
Krutzel8636/
Kriztzl861/
Krizell861/
Kruizel861/
Krestzel8028/
Kritchel802/
Kretzell800/
Kruzel772,232/
Crizel77732/
Krezel77391/
Kretzl7781/
Krätzl7720/
Kricel771/
Kritchell7516/
Kritschel757/
Krichel711,474/
Krajzel7188/
Kruzell7149/
Kretzschel7122/
Kreuzel7120/
Kruziel7115/
Kreizyl7113/
Krezell714/
Kretsel711/
Kritsil711/
Cruizel711/
Kruczel711/
Kruciel711/
Krätzschel711/
Cretzel710/
Critsel710/
Kreazel710/
Krýzl6719/
Critchel6714/
Krézl6714/
Kritsilp6712/
Creizell672/
Krichell672/
Krudziel672/
Critzlet670/
Critsell670/
Kreichel670/
Krestgel670/

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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 Kritzel
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