Pechel Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Pechel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Pechel (13) may also be a first name.
Pechel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pechel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pechel is most common in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pechel? popularity and diffusion
Pechel is the 1,348,199th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pechel live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pechel is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
Pechel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.
Pechel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pechel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pechel surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pechel
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