Motzel Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Motzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Mötzel (43) are calculated separately.

Motzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motzel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Mötzel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Motzel is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Motzel live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Motzel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Motzel is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 82 percent are found, Berlin, where 9 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Motzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Motzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Motzel surname expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Motzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motzel surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

Motzel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,984 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mötzel9443/
Motzelt9266/
Motzell9217/
Moetzel926/
Motziel921/
Mozel91582/
Motzl915/
Moetzell860/
Mützel83995/
Mutzel83561/
Metzel83429/
Matzel83398/
Modzel83369/
Mozell83329/
Mätzel8348/
Moizel8342/
Moezel8332/
Mojzel8320/
Motsel8317/
Mouzel8310/
Moyzel832/
Moziel832/
Mozzel831/
Mozeel831/
Moetzl831/
Matzell7765/
Maetzel7758/
Mozzell7755/
Mützell7748/
Matzelt7746/
Mätzelt7722/
Modzell774/
Matzuel771/
Metzell771/
Meutzel771/
Mozciel771/
Mutzell771/
Motsiel771/
Moetsel770/
Metzsel770/
Mochzel770/
Mazel733,887/
Muzel73698/
Mozyl73676/
Metzl73382/
Mutzl73212/
Mezel73175/
Mozil7392/
Mötzl7391/
Matzl7388/
Mocel7323/
Mätzl7322/
Motsl738/
Mázel731/
Mézel731/
Mosdziel718/
Motchell716/
Motschel711/
Methzael711/
Motshell710/
Mochel671,375/
Mazuel67968/
Matsel67200/
Mazzel67157/
Mazell67117/
Muzell6797/
Maczel6767/
Moucel6739/
Mozill6728/
Metsel6725/
Maziel6725/
Mocsel6721/
Madzel6720/
Maazel6718/
Matjel6717/
Mazeel6716/
Medzel6714/
Meziel6713/
Motcil676/
Mazael676/
Muzzel676/
Mujzel674/
Meczel674/
Mouzil674/
Mezael673/
Mociel673/
Mocell673/
Mezuel672/
Mezell672/
Meuzel672/
Mutgel671/
Mhazel671/
Mozgli671/
Mauzel671/
Maezel671/
Mazoel671/
Maïzel671/
Motsil671/
Modsel671/
Mezeel671/

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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 Motzel
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