Rötzel Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rötzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rötzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4611:174,63220,526
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Rotzel (21) are calculated separately.

Rötzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rötzel is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Rotzel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rötzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rötzel is the 645,032nd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rötzel reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 174,632. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotzel9421/
Rözel9118/
Rötzl911/
Ratzel831,577/
Rätzel83296/
Retzel8379/
Reutzel771,595/
Roetzel77382/
Raetzel77150/
Ratzell77100/
Rotzell7792/
Retzell7715/
Räthzel773/
Ruitzel771/
Rezel73524/
Rozel73382/
Razel73250/
Retzl73226/
Ratzl7315/
Raetzell7110/
Raethzel712/
Roetzell711/
Reutzell711/
Rozell673,663/
Raziel67399/
Redzel67178/
Roziel67166/
Rozuel6745/
Rezell6738/
Ratsel6721/
Retsel6721/
Razeel6718/
Rotsel6717/
Roezel6713/
Rezuel6712/
Rätsel6710/
Rezael6710/
Rodzel678/
Razell673/
Reziel673/
Radzel672/
Rhazel672/
Rozeel672/
Raezel672/
Reezel671/
Reczel671/
Rezeel671/
Rhozel671/

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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 Rötzel
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