Kösel Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Kösel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 280 | 1:287,519 | 29,928 |
| Turkey | 162 | 1:480,379 | 27,654 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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 last name Kösel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kosel, Košel or Koşel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kösel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 668,257th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kösel reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany Kösel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany Kösel occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 36 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosel | 93 | 3,157 | / |
| Kössel | 91 | 139 | / |
| Köhsel | 91 | 25 | / |
| Kösl | 89 | 11 | / |
| Košel | 87 | 91 | / |
| Koşel | 87 | 4 | / |
| Kasel | 80 | 3,237 | / |
| Kesel | 80 | 1,512 | / |
| Kössl | 80 | 342 | / |
| Köhsl | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kößel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Köszl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kessel | 73 | 15,382 | / |
| Kassel | 73 | 4,213 | / |
| Koszel | 73 | 535 | / |
| Köchel | 73 | 519 | / |
| Kossel | 73 | 485 | / |
| Koesel | 73 | 194 | / |
| Kasell | 73 | 115 | / |
| Kuisel | 73 | 112 | / |
| Körzel | 73 | 96 | / |
| Kosiel | 73 | 88 | / |
| Khasel | 73 | 66 | / |
| Kohsel | 73 | 60 | / |
| Kaszel | 73 | 50 | / |
| Kasiel | 73 | 37 | / |
| Koseel | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kesell | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kasuel | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kosell | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kaseel | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kehsel | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kässel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kaesel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kasehl | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keusel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kesiel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keesel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kozsel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasael | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasoel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kescel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kessell | 67 | 1,988 | / |
| Koschel | 67 | 1,911 | / |
| Kaschel | 67 | 1,320 | / |
| Kasl | 67 | 1,048 | / |
| Kesl | 67 | 418 | / |
| Kassell | 67 | 290 | / |
| Kößl | 67 | 203 | / |
| Koessel | 67 | 186 | / |
| Käschel | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kosl | 67 | 13 | / |
| Körzell | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kuisell | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keschel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keßl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khassel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kossell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaseel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kassiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaessel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuissel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kessuel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kohsell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koehsel | 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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- 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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