Bourkel Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bourkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg1231:4,720666
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Bourkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bourkel is found most frequently in Luxembourg. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bourkel is the 1,565,797th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bourkel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Luxembourg, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 4,720. In Luxembourg Bourkel is most frequent in: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 82 percent live, Luxembourg Canton, where 16 percent live and Capellen Canton, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Luxembourg this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourckel9340/
Burkel921,444/
Borkel9218/
Burckel861,677/
Burkell86180/
Buerkel86126/
Bourcel8625/
Borkelt866/
Wourkel863/
Borkeld861/
Baurkel860/
Burkelt860/
Burkl83259/
Boerckel80219/
Burckell8017/
Bourquel802/
Buerckel802/
Bürkel77653/
Barkel77562/
Workel77299/
Vorkel7771/
Borcel7746/
Burcel7745/
Buerkl779/
Burckl771/
Burkil771/
Burkelova7515/
Burgkiehl750/
Burkill71614/
Barkell71508/
Burchel71117/
Burquel71117/
Burcell7185/
Bürckel7181/
Borchel7149/
Voerkel7149/
Borquel7144/
Wourkil715/
Vorckel714/
Barkiel711/
Barkael711/
Beerkel710/
Bierkel710/
Workell710/
Bearkel710/
Barckel710/
Burchell679,185/
Burcl67116/
Bürkl67103/
Barkl6782/
Voerckel6714/
Burkilll674/
Borchell673/
Burklová673/
Borquiel672/
Borgkäll671/
Burckill670/

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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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  • 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 Bourkel
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