Eckel Surname
Approximately 10,535 people bear this surname
Eckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,590 | 1:17,539 | 2,302 |
| United States | 3,634 | 1:99,741 | 11,084 |
| Brazil | 747 | 1:286,579 | 11,030 |
| Austria | 531 | 1:16,037 | 2,390 |
| Canada | 450 | 1:81,879 | 9,127 |
| Australia | 299 | 1:90,287 | 10,366 |
| France | 146 | 1:454,950 | 65,144 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Anguilla | 8 | 1:1,680 | 152 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 754 | 1:66,603 | 7,238 |
The alternate forms: Éckel (1) are calculated separately.
Eckel (52) may also be a first name.
Eckel Demographics
Average Male Eckel Height
178.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Eckel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eckel in the Arabic language | ||
| ايكل | aykl | - |
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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 Eckel
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