Arkel Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Arkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
United States811:4,474,802235,715
India351:21,916,154310,282
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Arkel (166) may also be a first name.

Arkel Last Name Facts

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

Arkel (Marathi: अरकेल, Russian: Аркель) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 855,216th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Arkel are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Arkel is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 166 people.

Arkel is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 154,928. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, Gelderland, where 33 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Arkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arkel surname increased 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arkel surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Arkel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.21% less than the national average, earning 241,512 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkell912,468/
Harkel9188/
Garkel9127/
Arckel917/
Aarkel913/
Earkel912/
Arhkel911/
Harkell8340/
Harckel831/
Harkelt830/
Harkiel830/
Erkel80905/
Arcel80429/
Arkil80140/
Orkel8023/
Asrkl801/
Garkl801/
Arkıl800/
Arkelova7746/
Herkel73621/
Horkel73265/
Arquel73104/
Arcell7339/
Archel7336/
Arkill7329/
Harcel7317/
Erkell7313/
Orkiel736/
Orckel733/
Arcael733/
Erckel733/
Eerkel731/
Aarkil731/
Orkeul731/
Gorkel731/
Arkkil731/
Arıklı731/
Aircel730/
Harckl730/
Earcel730/
Harkil730/
Arquiel67254/
Harquel6789/
Archell6768/
Erkl6712/
Harkild6712/
Härkell678/
Hearcel676/
Arquell675/
Herkiel674/
Hörkell673/
Harchel673/
Herckel671/
Garquel671/
Harcell670/
Harklep670/
Harkill670/
Garkill670/

Arkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkel in the Marathi language
अरकेलarakela66.67
आरकेलarakela33.33
Arkel in the Russian language
Аркельarkel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arkel
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