In Croatia, Betschel families are Germans (from Rijeka ).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Betschel live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Betschel is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Betschel " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in South Africa.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.