Köchel Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Köchel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 455 | 1:176,935 | 20,748 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kochel (2,296) are calculated separately.
Köchel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köchel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Köchel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kochel. Click here to see other potential spellings of Köchel.
How Common Is The Last Name Köchel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 599,225th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köchel live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Köchel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 176,935. In Germany Köchel is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside and Thuringia, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochel | 94 | 2,296 | / |
| Köchele | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kachel | 83 | 9,491 | / |
| Kechel | 83 | 154 | / |
| Köhsel | 83 | 25 | / |
| Köckel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koschel | 77 | 1,911 | / |
| Kaschel | 77 | 1,320 | / |
| Keuchel | 77 | 1,256 | / |
| Kächele | 77 | 1,177 | / |
| Koechel | 77 | 166 | / |
| Kochell | 77 | 159 | / |
| Käschel | 77 | 29 | / |
| Keechel | 77 | 15 | / |
| Keschel | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kachell | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kochiel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kecheal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kechell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kachhel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kechhel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaechel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kökel | 73 | 699 | / |
| Kösel | 73 | 448 | / |
| Kößel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koechell | 71 | 32 | / |
| Keuschel | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koschell | 71 | 10 | / |
| Koeschel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuischel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaschell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kesschel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kechil | 67 | 1,429 | / |
| Kocael | 67 | 624 | / |
| Kachil | 67 | 339 | / |
| Kockel | 67 | 277 | / |
| Khazel | 67 | 262 | / |
| Cachel | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kochil | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kociel | 67 | 145 | / |
| Kössel | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kötzel | 67 | 89 | / |
| Keckel | 67 | 79 | / |
| Khasel | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kohsel | 67 | 60 | / |
| Käckel | 67 | 53 | / |
| Khakel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kuicel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khezel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kehsel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cochel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cahsel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khokel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kackel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cahcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kescel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Köchel
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