Teufel Surname

56,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Teufel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Tiefel, a pet form of Theudobald (people, hold), and Theudofrid (people, peace); descendant of one nicknamed “the devil.”

Teufel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0111:13,3931,739
Austria1,3221:6,441782
United States1,2171:297,83027,540
Canada921:400,49635,373
Romania611:329,14528,853
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
France561:1,186,120124,657
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Israel241:356,56829,419
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Teufel (12) may also be a first name.

Teufel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Tiefel, a pet form of Theudobald (people, hold), and Theudofrid (people, peace); descendant of one nicknamed “the devil.”

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Teufel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teufel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teufel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teufel is the 56,248th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 808,111 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Teufel reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name Teufel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,011 people, or 1 in 13,393. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 62 percent reside, Bavaria, where 22 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Teufel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teufel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Teufel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Teufel last name are 19.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.02% registered with the party.

The amount Teufel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning 370,880 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $57,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teuffel92208/
Teufelt926/
Teufeld921/
Teufell921/
Teufl911,470/
Tufel91789/
Tefel91256/
Teuffell863/
Theuffel861/
Tiefel831,134/
Teifel83490/
Tufael83485/
Tejfel83282/
Tufeel83151/
Tefiel83121/
Tufeld8388/
Tuifel8348/
Teyfel8344/
Tuffel8325/
Taufel8317/
Teffel8314/
Teefel8310/
Toufel838/
Tujfel838/
Tuefel835/
Teusfl833/
Thufel832/
Tevfel832/
Tefoel831/
Teafel831/
Tefeïl831/
Tufell831/
Tufiel831/
Toefel831/
Tuyfel830/
Taefel830/
Tewfel830/
Tusfel830/
Teufelová8026/
Tefl802/
Teiffel7774/
Teifeld7757/
Tueffel7752/
Tieffel7735/
Toufeel7730/
Tedfelt7729/
Taufeel7726/
Teifelt7714/
Thefeld7712/
Taufael7711/
Tuffell774/
Tauffel774/
Tuofeel772/
Teefeld771/
Touffel771/
Taufuel771/
Teefeel771/
Thufelt770/
Teifell770/
Teafell770/
Teffell770/
Theifel770/
Tafel731,575/
Tofel73732/
Tyfel73160/
Tufil73124/
Tefil7390/
Teifl7329/
Täfel737/
Tujfl732/
Toefl732/
Tuffl731/
Tifel731/
Töfel731/
Taufl731/
Teefl731/
Teffl730/
Tuchfeld7170/
Teuflová7116/
Thesfeld713/
Teesfeld711/
Thusfeld711/
Teuflova711/
Tofael671,179/
Toffel67564/
Taffel67309/
Tafeel67133/
Tuphel6784/
Tofell6775/
Toifel6765/
Tayfel6763/
Taafel6754/
Taufil6749/
Töpfel6742/
Tajfel6733/
Tofeel6731/
Tofiel6729/
Toufil6722/
Tefleh6720/
Tifeld6719/
Tuflåt6717/
Tofelt6711/
Topfel6711/
Tuchfeldt6710/
Tifelt679/
Tafelh677/
Tafiel674/
Teifelová673/
Tafell673/
Taifel672/
Toofel672/
Thufil672/
Tafael672/
Tuffil672/
Toyfel672/
Towefl671/
Tephel671/
Thufyl671/
Tasfel671/
Tüffel671/
Teichfeld671/
Tavfel671/
Tujfil671/
Tufuil671/
Toufyl671/
Tafuel671/
Tipfel670/
Thofel670/
Tiffel670/
Thesfeldt670/
Tizfel670/
Tuflet670/
Tyfell670/

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