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

The surname Kritzel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kritzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kritzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Kritzel is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 67 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kritzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kritzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kritzel last name decreased 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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