Pelzel Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Pelzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0501:345,19931,014
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Austria361:236,54028,356
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Israel131:658,28045,106
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Pelzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelzel (Russian: Пелзел) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,807th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Pelzel are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 345,199. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 32 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Pelzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelzel last name grew 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelzel last name are 9.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.02% registered to vote for the political party.

Pelzel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelczel928/
Peltzel924/
Poelzel922/
Pelzell920/
Pelzl911,515/
Poelzl83149/
Puelzl8310/
Pelcel839/
Pelgel832/
Plzl801/
Pelzelová801/
Peltsel777/
Pletzel772/
Peltgel771/
Pelsiel771/
Pölzl732,814/
Pelcl73337/
Pülzl7352/
Pilzl731/
Pelsl730/
Pelzlová7140/
Pöltzl671/
Plxl601/
Pljl601/
Pelclova571/
Pilsl55763/
Plesl55122/
Pleßl55105/
Plejl551/
Plessl50524/
Pilsel5067/
Plesel5058/
Plechl5057/
Pletzl5027/
Plecel5023/
Plegel5012/
Pilgel501/

Pelzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelzel in the Russian language
Пелзелpelzel-

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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 Pelzel
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