Pföstl Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pföstl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pföstl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Pfostl (1) are calculated separately.

Pföstl Last Name Facts

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

Pföstl is found most frequently in Italy. It can appear as: Pfostl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pföstl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pföstl reside; 69 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name Pföstl is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,301,206. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 98 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfostl941/
Föstl9125/
Pfoestl7756/
Postl732,105/
Festl73545/
Fastl73175/
Pastl73170/
Pestl73104/
Pfoestel711/
Postel675,404/
Pestel672,953/
Pastel671,219/
Pestil67515/
Postyl67239/
Fostel67220/
Postil67208/
Festel6744/
Posztl6741/
Pastil6736/
Fastel6714/
Pastyl677/
Vöstel675/
Fostil671/
Pestyl671/
Postäl671/
Pästel671/
Festil671/
Faestl670/

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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 Pföstl
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