Schölzel Surname

168,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schölzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schölzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5161:31,9974,220
Austria241:354,81038,119
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Schölzel Last Name Facts

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

Schölzel is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schölzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schölzel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,585th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,843,366 people. The surname Schölzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schölzel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schölzel is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,516 people, or 1 in 31,997. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schöltzel9412/
Schölzl9337/
Schelzel8866/
Schoelzel82310/
Schölzlová783/
Schaelszel780/
Sceltzel750/
Schilsel750/
Silzel7111/
Scelzl711/
Selzel710/
Silzell6758/
Schelgel6314/
Cillzell630/
Sälzl625/
Sülzl621/
Silzl621/
Sylcel571/
Silgel571/
Zelzel571/
Schellgell566/
Szelcel536/
Chelgel531/
Shelshel501/

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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
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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 Schölzel
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