Circel Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Circel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Circel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania851:236,21022,608
Moldova251:142,45515,214
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cîrcel (5) are calculated separately.

Circel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Circel occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Cîrcel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Circel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Circel is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Circel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Circel are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Circel is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 236,210. In Romania Circel is most prevalent in: Hunedoara County, where 55 percent are found, Alba County, where 33 percent are found and Gorj County, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Romania Circel exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Circel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Circel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Circel last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cîrcel945/
Circell925/
Circl911/
Chiorcel861/
Cierciel861/
Chirchel860/
Cercel837,733/
Cirkel83802/
Circil8321/
Šircel837/
Cirzel835/
Sircel834/
Chircl831/
Kircel831/
Gircel831/
Schirckel801/
Chirchell800/
Shircel77140/
Cerckel7753/
Zirckel7730/
Kiercel7726/
Cirkiel7718/
Cercell777/
Cercuel773/
Cercsel771/
Jircell771/
Circlet771/
Chirgel771/
Girchel770/
Cirkl73143/
Crecl731/
Cresl730/
Cherchel711,298/
Chyrchel71175/
Kirchell7130/
Kirschel7125/
Schirchl7120/
Schirxel717/
Schirgel713/
Zirckell711/
Shirchel711/
Chirchil710/
Sirkel67317/
Sercel67272/
Girgel67176/
Kirkel67160/
Kercel67123/
Cyrkel6779/
Zirgel6771/
Sirgel6767/
Girsel6755/
Kirsel6729/
Chairsell6726/
Širgel6723/
Chirchill6712/
Kircil678/
Jercel677/
Crezel675/
Gercel674/
Girjel674/
Scherchel673/
Cercyl671/
Giresl671/
Zercel671/
Sircil671/
Kirzel671/
Girzel670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Circel
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