Künzel Surname

57,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Künzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Künzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,5181:9,4511,184
Austria821:103,84714,900
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Kűnzel (9) & Kûnzel (1) are calculated separately.

Künzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Künzel is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kűnzel or Kûnzel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Künzel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,933rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 834,293 people. Künzel is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Künzel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Künzel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 8,518 people, or 1 in 9,451. In Germany Künzel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, Saxony, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Künzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Künzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Künzel last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kűnzel949/
Kûnzel941/
Küntzel92539/
Künzelt925/
Künzell921/
Künzl911,074/
Kinzel837,628/
Kenzel83228/
Könzel831/
Künßel831/
Künzelová8044/
Knzl802/
Kintzel771,313/
Kuenzel771,029/
Kinczel77631/
Kentzel77145/
Kienzel7790/
Kinzell7779/
Keenzel7723/
Kendzel7722/
Kinzelt7718/
Kenzell775/
Keunzel775/
Kennzel771/
Kenzeel771/
Kinszel771/
Kinzl73793/
Kynzl7350/
Kuentzel71112/
Kientzel71104/
Kentzell7135/
Künzlová714/
Kintzell714/
Kuenzell710/
Kingel675,678/
Kinsel671,848/
Kienzl671,545/
Kincel67620/
Kengel67344/
Kencel67165/
Kensel67128/
Kinzelová6759/
Kuenzl6756/
Khnzlh6715/
Kinjel673/
Cinzel673/
Kűnzelová673/
Kynsel673/
Kinzelova672/
Küngil671/
Kenjel671/
Kenzil670/
Kinzil670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Künzel
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