Pelzl Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pelzl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelzl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8551:94,15811,761
Austria2861:29,7744,780
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pelzl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelzl is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelzl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,470th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,810,261 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pelzl reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 94,158. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 40 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Pelzl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelzl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelzl surname expanded 1,288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelzl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelzl surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Pelzl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.5% less than the national average, earning R 53,472 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.8% more than the national average, earning $65,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelzel911,458/
Poelzl91149/
Puelzl9110/
Plzl891/
Pelczel838/
Peltzel834/
Poelzel832/
Pelzell830/
Pölzl802,814/
Pelcl80337/
Pülzl8052/
Pilzl801/
Pelsl800/
Pelzlová7740/
Pletzl7327/
Pelcel739/
Pelgel732/
Pöltzl731/
Pelzelová711/
Peltsel677/
Peltgel671/
Plxl671/
Pljl671/
Pelsiel671/
Pelclová62130/
Pelclova621/
Pilsl60763/
Plesl60122/
Pleßl60105/
Plejl601/
Plessl55524/
Pilsel5567/
Plesel5558/
Plechl5557/
Plecel5523/
Plegel5512/
Pilgel551/
Plessel50154/
Pflegel5063/
Pletsel509/
Pilgelt503/
Pletzel502/
Pülschl501/

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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 Pelzl
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