Sprentzel Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sprentzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sprentzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Sprentzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprentzel occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sprentzel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprentzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Sprentzel is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Sprentzel are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live and Saxony, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany Sprentzel exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 30 percent live and Switzerland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprenzel94251/
Sprenzl8813/
Sprencel8296/
Sprinzel8245/
Sprinzl75341/
Šprencel716/
Sprincel711/
Spryncel711/
Šprencelová6011/
Szpręcel591/

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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 Sprentzel
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