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

Sprentzel occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sprentzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprentzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Sprentzel reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found and Saxony, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 30 percent are found and Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

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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