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The Distel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 858 people carried this name — #27,950 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 882 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 609 people named Distel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 263
La Pampa 108
Chaco 51
Santa Fe 50
Mendoza 37
City of Buenos Aires 22
Córdoba 15
Santiago del Estero 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

349 people named Distel live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lucerne 207
Basel-Landschaft 28
Zurich 26
Aargau 17
Bern 16
Zug 14
Geneva 6
Schaffhausen 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 183 people named Distel.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Bas-Rhin 95
Moselle 20
Paris 15
Vosges 11
Loire 8
Territoire de Belfort 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Haut-Rhin 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

57 people named Distel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 68 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 55
Opole 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Distel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marthe Distel
    Marthe Distel 1871–1934 · journalist
  • Philippe-Gaspard Distel d. 1832 · surgeon
  • Christoph Daniel Distel 1666–1710 · physician
  • Theodor Distel 1849–1912 · author
  • Theodora Distel 1857–1945
  • Ludwig Distel 1874–1958 · university teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Distel.

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