Walzel Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Walzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4681:172,02020,234
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Austria951:89,63613,202
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Walzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walzel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walzel is the 403,243rd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,376,490 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Walzel reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 172,020. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Walzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walzel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walzel last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.44% registered to vote for the party.

Walzel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.02% more than the national average, earning $56,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walzell926/
Walzl911,360/
Waltzl831/
Walsel831/
Walzelová8016/
Balzell7726/
Baltzel7715/
Walchel779/
Balziel774/
Valziel774/
Valczel772/
Walsell771/
Weilzel771/
Woltzel771/
Walciel771/
Ballzel770/
Waldgel770/
Wolzl731/
Walsl731/
Baltzell711,394/
Walchell712/
Watlchel711/
Walssell711/
Baldzell711/
Ballzell710/
Wolgel6751/
Balsel6734/
Walshl673/
Walslt672/
Wolsel671/
Walsll671/
Walslh671/
Walsil671/
Balzil671/
Baltzzell670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Walzel
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