Methfessel Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Methfessel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methfessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4121:195,40222,558
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Methfessel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Methfessel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Methfessel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Methfessel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Methfessel is the 570,540th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The last name Methfessel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Methfessel are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 412 people, or 1 in 195,402. In Germany Methfessel is mostly found in: Hesse, where 22 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Methfessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Methfessel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Methfessel surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Methfessel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Methfessel surname are 47.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 93.94% being registered with the party.

Methfessel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metfessel954/
Mehfessel951/
Methfessell951/
Methfesoel902/
Mettfessel900/
Mechfessel900/
Mefessel891/
Methfesselová872/
Mitfessel8418/
Mefissel78192/
Mefele638/
Metfajl5919/
Meficel591/
Mefaicel561/
Metfille560/
Mefle5339/
Meffle5062/
Mefail5050/
Mifele5044/
Mefoil501/

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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 Methfessel
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