Matzel Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Matzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2511:320,73932,146
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Austria141:608,24554,975
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mätzel (48) are calculated separately.

Matzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matzel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mätzel. Click here for other possible spellings of Matzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Matzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Matzel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Matzel are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 320,739. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany Matzel exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Matzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Matzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matzel surname rose 13,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matzel last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% registered to vote for the political party.

Matzel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.5% more than the national average, earning $58,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mätzel9448/
Matzell9265/
Maetzel9258/
Matzelt9246/
Maitzel922/
Matzuel921/
Mazel913,887/
Matzl9188/
Mazuel83968/
Maizel83966/
Majzel83573/
Mayzel83484/
Metzel83429/
Motzel83200/
Matsel83200/
Mazzel83157/
Mazell83117/
Maczel8367/
Mötzel8343/
Maziel8325/
Madzel8320/
Maazel8318/
Matjel8317/
Mazeel8316/
Meazel838/
Mazael836/
Mhazel831/
Mauzel831/
Maezel831/
Mazoel831/
Maïzel831/
Mazl8051/
Matsell77260/
Meazell77234/
Matziol77115/
Meitzel7778/
Motzelt7766/
Mazzell7764/
Mätzelt7722/
Matchel7718/
Motzell7717/
Maizell7716/
Mayzell7712/
Madzell7711/
Madziel778/
Moetzel776/
Maizoel772/
Metzell771/
Meutzel771/
Maizeel771/
Motziel771/
Metzsel770/
Mattcel770/
Mattsel770/
Macel73856/
Mozel73582/
Mazil73430/
Metzl73382/
Mezel73175/
Mötzl7391/
Maizl7356/
Mätzl7322/
Mazyl7320/
Majzl7313/
Motzl735/
Mazzl732/
Matsl731/
Mazèl731/
Mázel731/
Mézel731/
Madzl731/
Matchell71254/
Matschel710/
Moetzell710/
Maciel67359,822/
Machel6731,775/
Modzel67369/
Mozell67329/
Matsil67161/
Meizel67141/
Matsyl6750/
Moizel6742/
Maizil6733/
Moezel6732/
Metsel6725/
Maitchell6722/
Maicel6720/
Mojzel6720/
Motsel6717/
Medzel6714/
Meziel6713/
Mouzel6710/
Macell678/
Mascel676/
Matselova675/
Mazill675/
Maezil675/
Maczil675/
Meczel674/
Maycel673/
Macsel673/
Mezael673/
Maccel673/
Mezell672/
Meuzel672/
Mezuel672/
Moyzel672/
Moziel672/
Mahzil671/
Mayzil671/
Mazzil671/
Madzil671/
Madsel671/
Mozeel671/
Mozzel671/
Moetzl671/
Mezeel671/
Maazil671/

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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 Matzel
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