Pechl Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pechl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pechl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pechl has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pechl are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 88 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 19 percent live and Hungary, where 17 percent live.

Pechl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pechl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pechl last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peschl911,444/
Peichl911,236/
Pejchl9173/
Piechl9172/
Peychl919/
Petchl912/
Poechl911/
Pecl89314/
Peischl831,271/
Petschl83532/
Peichel83314/
Pieschl83115/
Peachel832/
Peuschl831/
Pichl802,305/
Pachl80893/
Pecel80246/
Pejcl8076/
Pöchl8060/
Pecil8045/
Peshl8036/
Pehsl8022/
Pescl802/
Pochl801/
Peachell7744/
Phetchlt771/
Piesschl771/
Pischl73350/
Pajchl7373/
Pescel7339/
Pychel7335/
Paichl7321/
Pejcel7313/
Paychl7311/
Puichl7310/
Pekhle737/
Petcel735/
Pichle733/
Pecell733/
Pachhl732/
Peiscl731/
Petshl731/
Pitchl731/
Peejhl731/
Peichlová71106/
Pejchlová7156/
Peschlová7141/
Peychlová7112/
Peschlova712/
Peychlova712/
Peichlova711/
Pešl67791/
Pesl67636/
Peßl67180/
Peclová67170/
Péhl67103/
Pezl6785/
Pícl6777/
Pajchel6753/
Picl6739/
Pitschl6720/
Peykhel6713/
Peikhel679/
Pečl678/
Pejl678/
Paichel675/
Petschlová675/
Peclova673/
Pescell672/
Pexl672/
Peisihl671/
Pjhl671/
Pichlep671/

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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 Pechl
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