Pfertzel Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pfertzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfertzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1701:390,72257,689
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Pfertzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfertzel is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pfertzel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfertzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pfertzel is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pfertzel are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Pfertzel is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 390,722. In France Pfertzel is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 74 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 16 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside. Outside of France this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Pfertzel Last Name Statistics demography

Pfertzel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertzel93312/
Poertzel884/
Perzel86321/
Pertzl8620/
Pretzel801,249/
Perczel80332/
Pertsel8067/
Portzel8027/
Pirtzel8019/
Pörtzel8019/
Fretzel806/
Perzell805/
Fartzel802/
Ferzell801/
Piertzl801/
Pärtzel801/
Poerzel801/
Pretzell7589/
Perczell759/
Portzehl757/
Persczel755/
Pretzl71654/
Percel71324/
Porzel71315/
Verzel7147/
Pirtzl7138/
Pörzel7116/
Parzel7112/
Fercel711/
Perzil711/
Ferzhl711/
Firzel711/
Percell671,499/
Perchel67230/
Pretsel6767/
Porczel6762/
Ferchel6741/
Porzell6724/
Fercsel679/
Pierzil678/
Pretzschel677/
Portsel676/
Perscel676/
Firtcel674/
Partsel673/
Perczelová673/
Parzell672/
Farzell671/
Firzell671/
Perciel671/
Verzell671/
Parczel671/
Perczelova671/
Farzeel671/
Piercel670/
Firrzel670/
Pearcel670/

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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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  • 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 Pfertzel
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