Offel Surname

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

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Offel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1581:509,52843,279
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Öffel (65) are calculated separately.

Offel (15) may also be a first name.

Offel Last Name Facts

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

Offel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Öffel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Offel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Offel live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe. Offel is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 509,528. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Switzerland, where 5 percent are found.

Offel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Offel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Offel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Offel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Offel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.92% more than the national average, earning $64,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öffel9365/
Oeffel9111/
Offell913/
Hoffel913/
Goffel912/
Offeld911/
Offelt911/
Ofel898/
Offl891/
Hoeffel83731/
Hoffeld83454/
Hoffelt83370/
Ofpfeld831/
Oudffel831/
Offeell830/
Affel80449/
Effel80239/
Gofel8097/
Ofelt8056/
Ofiel8037/
Opfel8024/
Offil8020/
Hofel805/
Ofeld803/
Oeffl803/
Oufel801/
Ofell800/
Hoffeldt77253/
Ofl7516/
Heffel73932/
Affeld73616/
Offill73583/
Apffel73485/
Hoefel73481/
Affelt73276/
Hofeld73208/
Houfel73193/
Offleh73125/
Gaffel73106/
Oudfel7393/
Ofeldt7384/
Hofelt7361/
Opfell7353/
Höffel7322/
Oßfeld7319/
Osfeld7317/
Hopfel7317/
Haffel7313/
O'Fiel7311/
Effell735/
Goifel734/
Offldt732/
Ohfeld731/
Oofeld731/
Gofell731/
Hoofel731/
Euffel731/
Oufell731/
Goufel731/
Opfeld730/
Osfelt730/
Opfelt730/
Hofell730/
Affeldt672,963/
Hoßfeld671,294/
Hosfeld67474/
Hofeldt67456/
Hosfelt67345/
Efel67174/
Afel67112/
Hopfeld67106/
Heffell6779/
Öffl6770/
Hohfeld6766/
Hoepfel6763/
Haffelt6753/
Odfeldt6727/
Heuffel6722/
O'Ffill6717/
Haeffel6717/
Ossfeld6715/
Hotfelt679/
Ofil678/
Ochfeld677/
Oufl675/
Haffell673/
Hofl673/
Goffill671/
Gofl671/
Affl671/
Hoffldt671/
Oifl671/
Owfl671/
Otfl671/
Oofl671/
Odfl671/
Ofhl671/
Oflh671/
Ofll671/
Apffeld671/
Osfeldt670/
Haffeel670/
Hofflet670/
Hopfell670/
Opfeelt670/

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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 Offel
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