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

The last name Eckel (Arabic: ايكل) is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Éckel. For other potential spellings of Eckel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 48,880^th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 691,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Eckel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Eckel is also the 1,381,723^rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 52 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4,590 people, or 1 in 17,539. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Eckel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Eckel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eckel surname are 10.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.53% registered with 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.