Punzel Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Punzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:939,01370,219
Germany1341:600,78748,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Punżel (4) are calculated separately.

Punzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punzel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Punżel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Punzel is the 592,650th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name Punzel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Punzel live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States Punzel is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 68 percent reside, Oregon, where 11 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Punzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Punzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Punzel last name grew 7,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punzel surname are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Punzel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,280 per year; in South Africa they earn 236.46% more than the national average, earning R 799,548 per year and in United States they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $50,869 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punżel944/
Punzelt9244/
Punzell9237/
Punzl9128/
Puntzelt861/
Ponzel83712/
Puncel8342/
Punsel8324/
Pungel8323/
Punjel831/
Punzelová801/
Pounsel7730/
Puntsel7723/
Pouncel778/
Puncell772/
Punchel771/
Pungelt770/
Punsell770/
Pontzell710/
Poncel67273/
Ponsel67200/
Püngel6768/
Punsil6718/
Pungil6716/
Puncil677/
Pünsel674/
Punjil673/
Pouncil62454/
Ponsell62147/
Poncell62132/
Ponseel62126/
Pounsil622/
Phunsil621/
Punsilp621/
Ponncel620/
Pumsell620/
Pontseel5726/
Phunsilp572/
Poonchel571/
Punsilova531/
Poncil50172/
Ponsil5010/
Phonsl501/
Puttengill501/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punzel
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