Kužel Surname

346,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kužel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kužel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia9961:10,6761,438
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kuzel (1,094), Kůžel (14), Kużel (12) & Küzel (175) are calculated separately.

Kužel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kužel is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Kuzel, Kůžel, Kużel or Küzel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kužel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kužel is the 346,917th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,914,180 people. Kužel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kužel live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 10,676. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent reside, Hradec Králové Region, where 14 percent reside and Prague, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuzel931,094/
Kůžel9314/
Kużel9312/
Kužiel9110/
Küzel87175/
Kugel806,201/
Kusel801,301/
Kucel80391/
Kožel8049/
Kujel8037/
Kuželová771,632/
Kuzhel733,323/
Kuziel73899/
Kugiel73280/
Kuzsel73186/
Kurzel73184/
Kausel73177/
Kuisel73112/
Kuzell7356/
Kouzel7353/
Kugell7336/
Kougel7323/
Kusiel7322/
Kuhsel7318/
Kuicel739/
Kuggel739/
Kuzzel735/
Kutcel735/
Kusell735/
Kugehl735/
Kucell735/
Keusel733/
Koujel731/
Kujzel731/
Kujehl731/
Kusesl731/
Kaugel730/
Kusl6712/
Kuzl6711/
Kaurzel6711/
Khausel6710/
Kuisell679/
Kušl675/
Kurziel675/
Khusiel674/
Kujl672/
Kouggel671/
Kußl671/
Kourzel671/
Kudziel671/
Koudjel671/
Kusehel671/
Kurzell671/

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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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  • 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 Kužel
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