Protzel Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Protzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1661:484,97341,888
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Israel181:475,42436,085
Austria151:567,69652,281
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Prötzel (38) are calculated separately.

Protzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Protzel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Prötzel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Protzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 739,868th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. Protzel is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Protzel reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Protzel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Peru, where 6 percent live.

Protzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Protzel last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Protzel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 410.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 98,917 per year and in United States they earn 32.21% more than the national average, earning $57,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prötzel9538/
Proetzel939/
Prozel9239/
Pretzel861,249/
Protsel86112/
Prätzel86101/
Pratzel8655/
Prozell8642/
Prützel863/
Prozuel862/
Praetzel80308/
Pretzell8089/
Prouzoel801/
Preetzel801/
Prätzelt801/
Preutzel800/
Pratzell800/
Procel773,268/
Pretzl77654/
Prezel77104/
Prozil7780/
Prötzl7712/
Prazel772/
Pruzel771/
Procell711,247/
Pretsel7167/
Prezell7110/
Pretzschel717/
Protselova715/
Prochel714/
Praziel714/
Prezuel713/
Práczel712/
Praezel712/
Protsyl711/
Prazell711/
Proucel711/
Prezehl710/
Pretsell67139/
Proscell673/
Preczell671/
Prodsehl671/
Phrezell670/
Prettsel670/

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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 Protzel
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