Köstel Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köstel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kostel (723), Koštel (28) & Koštěl (7) are calculated separately.

Köstel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köstel occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kostel, Koštel or Koštěl. Click here to see other possible spellings of Köstel.

How Common Is The Last Name Köstel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Köstel are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 6 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostel94723/
Köstl91252/
Koštel8928/
Kestel832,697/
Kastel831,202/
Kästel831,048/
Koštěl837/
Köstelová807/
Kasteel77563/
Kestell77449/
Koestel77440/
Kastell77387/
Khostel77311/
Kastiel77134/
Kosztel7774/
Keshtel7768/
Kaestel7757/
Kostell7733/
Kashtel778/
Kostiel777/
Kasstel773/
Kesteel771/
Kastuel771/
Kastl735,403/
Kästl7371/
Kestl7361/
Kostl733/
Köstlová715/
Kesstell710/
Castel6722,056/
Kästle671,625/
Costel67424/
Kostøl67102/
Kostil67101/
Kastil6753/
Kasztl6752/
Koestl6713/
Khestl6713/
Keestl673/
Kesztl673/
Kaštel672/
Qastel671/
Kaestl671/

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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 Köstel
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