Eckel Surname

48,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Eckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5901:17,5392,302
United States3,6341:99,74111,084
Brazil7471:286,57911,030
Austria5311:16,0372,390
Canada4501:81,8799,127
Australia2991:90,28710,366
France1461:454,95065,144
England291:1,921,31276,208
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Norway81:642,78647,258
Anguilla81:1,680152
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7541:66,6037,238

The alternate forms: Éckel (1) are calculated separately.

Eckel (52) may also be a first name.

Eckel Last Name Facts

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

Eckel (Arabic: ايكل) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Éckel. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,880th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 691,746 people. The surname Eckel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Eckel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Eckel is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.

Eckel is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 4,590 people, or 1 in 17,539. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Eckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eckel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eckel surname increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Eckel surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eckel last name are 10.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eckel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $48,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éckel931/
Heckel9111,475/
Jeckel911,594/
Eckelt911,292/
Eickel91406/
Yeckel91295/
Eckell91187/
Oeckel91123/
Geckel91104/
Ieckel912/
Eyckel911/
Eckesl911/
Eckoel911/
Euckel910/
Eckl897,372/
Ekel891,758/
Ecel89772/
Haeckel83479/
Hoeckel83203/
Jeckell83192/
Heckelt83131/
Yoeckel83117/
Heickel8350/
Hieckel8332/
Eickele8329/
Gieckel8314/
Hechkel836/
Jeackel833/
Heckell832/
Eackiel831/
Jeickel831/
Jekel802,240/
Heckl802,200/
Ekkel801,878/
Eccel801,729/
Eikel80921/
Hekel80889/
Ackel80551/
Excel80405/
Ekiel80387/
Ockel80370/
Yekel80357/
Ekoel80137/
Eykel80126/
Oeckl80117/
Echel80114/
Iekel8091/
Eekel8080/
Hecel8075/
Gekel8070/
Eukel8062/
Jeckl8032/
Geckl8025/
Oekel8021/
Ekelt8020/
Jecel8019/
Ecael8018/
Ekael8018/
Yeckl8016/
Ickel8013/
Yecel8011/
Gecel808/
Ecell807/
Ekell805/
Aekel802/
Ejkel801/
Egkel801/
Euckl801/
Yckel801/
Öckel801/
Egcel801/
Ekuel801/
Jckel801/
Ecehl801/
Eakel800/
Heickell7738/
Eckelová775/
Ekl75263/
Ecl7513/
Jäckel739,143/
Hackel734,640/
Eichel733,036/
Excell732,318/
Hickel732,101/
Häckel731,536/
Eekiel731,357/
Heikel731,281/
Gekkel73483/
Hiekel73428/
Yockel73368/
Jekiel73318/
Hechel73244/
Hockel73222/
Jekkel73216/
Jechel73207/
Hekkel73162/
Höckel73150/
Gickel73103/
Hoekel7390/
Ackell7384/
Heykel7377/
Haeckl7367/
Eikiel7366/
Jeekel7361/
Haekel7351/
Eijkel7345/
Eeikel7326/
Ejchel7319/
Hyckel7317/
Jeakel7316/
Ockell7313/
Geckil7310/
Eccell739/
Yekell739/
Yekuel738/
Eykhel738/
Geykel738/
Jekell737/
Jéckel737/
Yetkel737/
Oickel735/
Heicel735/
Eekele735/
Heakel735/
Yekeel735/
Hexcel735/
Hekiel735/
Heukel734/
Yekkel734/
Hoeckl733/
Jickel733/
Hekell733/
Eacell733/
Echell732/
Eekael732/
Geikel732/
Eikelt732/
Eckéll732/
Exchel731/
Oecael731/
Jecell731/
Jeckyl731/
Heekel731/
Eachel731/
Edckll731/
Ekchel731/
Eikell731/
Aickel731/
Yhekel731/
Jehkel731/
Yekiel731/
Iekiel731/
Eikael731/
Jeykel731/
Hekoel731/
Geickl731/
Echkil731/
Jiekel731/
Ackiel731/
Ecceel731/
Jeikel731/
Eycell730/
Yoekel730/
Yickel730/
Heckelová7159/
Heischkel7133/
Jeckelová7115/
Heckelova713/
Akel6714,306/
Heichel671,279/
Okel67683/
Hekl67561/
Hecl67371/
Ycel67370/
Ekil67330/
Jekl67275/
Ecil67234/
Ikel67205/
Jecl67204/
Yockell67196/
Heikell67135/
Icel67120/
Heszkel6772/
Hockell6763/
Ockl6755/
Ecklová6749/
Haickel6742/
Hackell6741/
Öckl6739/
Gecl6730/
Eakl6725/
Ekyl6722/
Jickell6721/
Gehekel6721/
Aickele6715/
Hiechel6714/
Ykel6713/
Eshkeel6711/
Eqel6711/
Escl6710/
Heikele6710/
Jeszkel678/
Eichell677/
Ekelova676/
Jeckyll676/
Ackl675/
Haackel675/
Hackiel674/
Gekl674/
Jeckill673/
Eccl673/
Eeikiel673/
Hickell672/
Yekl672/
Hickiel672/
Ekkl672/
Ezkl672/
Egkl672/
Jeikell671/
Heskelt671/
Hecehel671/
Eicl671/
Eykuell671/
Ezzkiel671/
Häckell671/
Jickiel671/
Hejchel671/
Aekl671/
Jiechel671/
Oecl671/
Yecl671/
Aecl671/
Ecld671/
Eclt671/
Ekll671/
Ekcl671/
Etkl671/
Etcl671/
Eucl671/
Eqcl671/
Jckl671/
Hayckel671/
Jeykell670/
Heukell670/
Hieskel670/

Eckel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eckel in the Arabic language
ايكلaykl-

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