Böckel Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Böckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Böckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8091:99,51212,348
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Bockel (680) are calculated separately.

Böckel Last Name Facts

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

Böckel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Bockel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Böckel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Böckel is the 419,686th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Böckel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 809 people, or 1 in 99,512. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside, Hesse, where 16 percent reside and Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bockel94680/
Böckelt928/
Böckl911,022/
Bökel9167/
Beckel832,118/
Wöckel83295/
Backel83104/
Vöckel8392/
Böchel8318/
Bäckel833/
Bökl801/
Boeckel77797/
Backiel77573/
Baeckel7753/
Beckell7735/
Beeckel7721/
Buickel7716/
Backell7714/
Bekel732,534/
Bakel731,796/
Bokel73661/
Wöckl73154/
Bockl7387/
Beckl7358/
Vöckl7312/
Backl733/
Vökel732/
Böcklová713/
Baczkiel711/
Beckoell711/
Boekel671,015/
Weckel67736/
Bacuel67623/
Baakel67400/
Bekkel67222/
Vockel67209/
Boeckl67128/
Beukel67103/
Wockel6758/
Wackel6756/
Beekel6754/
Bekiel6750/
Bokkel6741/
Bakeel6723/
Bokell6712/
Bakiel6712/
Baekel678/
Bakoel678/
Bhakel678/
Baeckl677/
Wäckel676/
Vackel674/
Becael673/
Bokoel673/
Becuel673/
Bacoel671/
Bakkel671/
Bagkel671/
Bekeel671/
Bächel671/
Backil671/
Bakell670/
Beckil670/
Backquell670/

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