Rödl Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Rödl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rödl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9661:40,9495,388
Austria2191:38,8836,265
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Rodl (59) are calculated separately.

Rödl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rödl is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Rodl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rödl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,860th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,256,276 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rödl live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Rödl is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,966 people, or 1 in 40,949. In Germany Rödl is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 65 percent reside, Hesse, where 9 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodl9259/
Rödel896,553/
Röddel805/
Redl755,014/
Radl752,555/
Rédl75210/
Rödlová7358/
Rodil678,958/
Redel674,465/
Radel673,261/
Rodel672,819/
Radil671,075/
Roedl67763/
Rädel67415/
Redil67341/
Rädle67222/
Ruidl6734/
Reedl6710/
Radhl672/
Reudl672/
Rödelová672/
Rédel671/
Rodyl671/
Radll671/
Redèl671/
Rodhl671/
Raedl670/
Rohdl670/

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Rödl Reference & Research

Rödel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rödel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Rödl
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