Kösel Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kösel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kösel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Turkey1621:480,37927,654
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kosel (3,157), Košel (91) & Koşel (4) are calculated separately.

Kösel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kösel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kosel, Košel or Koşel. Click here for further possible spellings of Kösel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kösel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 668,257th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. Kösel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kösel are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany Kösel is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 46 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Kösel occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 36 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosel933,157/
Kössel91139/
Köhsel9125/
Kösl8911/
Košel8791/
Koşel874/
Kasel803,237/
Kesel801,512/
Kössl80342/
Köhsl8010/
Kößel803/
Köszl802/
Kessel7315,382/
Kassel734,213/
Koszel73535/
Köchel73519/
Kossel73485/
Koesel73194/
Kasell73115/
Kuisel73112/
Körzel7396/
Kosiel7388/
Khasel7366/
Kohsel7360/
Kaszel7350/
Kasiel7337/
Koseel7328/
Kesell7324/
Kasuel7310/
Kosell739/
Kaseel738/
Kehsel737/
Kässel736/
Kaesel734/
Kasehl733/
Keusel733/
Kesiel732/
Keesel732/
Kozsel731/
Kasael731/
Kasoel731/
Kescel730/
Kessell671,988/
Koschel671,911/
Kaschel671,320/
Kasl671,048/
Kesl67418/
Kassell67290/
Kößl67203/
Koessel67186/
Käschel6729/
Kosl6713/
Körzell6711/
Kuisell679/
Keschel678/
Keßl678/
Khassel678/
Kossell674/
Khaseel674/
Kassiel671/
Kaessel670/
Kuissel670/
Kessuel670/
Kohsell670/
Koehsel670/

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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
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  • 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 Kösel
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