Eckels Surname

195,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Eckels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eckels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0921:173,26017,448
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6271:80,0948,443

Eckels (11) may also be a first name.

Eckels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eckels is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eckels.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 195,664th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,399,042 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Eckels reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,092 people, or 1 in 173,260. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Eckels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eckels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eckels last name increased 334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eckels surname are 14.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Eckels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckels92137/
Eeckels92114/
Eickels92103/
Eackels9235/
Echkels921/
Jeckels920/
Eckells920/
Ekels91108/
Eckls912/
Ecels910/
Jeckells86167/
Eackeles862/
Heckells860/
Eckles833,057/
Eekels83389/
Ackels83318/
Jekels83211/
Ockels83164/
Ekkels83104/
Echels8367/
Eykels8312/
Eakels8310/
Oekels835/
Eccels834/
Hecels834/
Hekels831/
Eckils831/
Eikels831/
Ecells830/
Ecklls830/
Ekells830/
Ekls802/
Ecls801/
Jäckels77385/
Heukels77356/
Heckles77197/
Eackles77100/
Geckles7769/
Jickels7736/
Ecckles7735/
Höckels7720/
Eijkels7719/
Eichels778/
Jekkels778/
Eckless776/
Eachels772/
Jeckles771/
Eickles771/
Ackells771/
Ackelss771/
Hackels771/
Eikeles771/
Jiekels771/
Giekels771/
Eskelse771/
Heskels770/
Ecklese770/
Yickels770/
Hickels770/
Echells770/
Ikels73133/
Ekles7374/
Ecles7326/
Eklås739/
Eclls734/
Ackls733/
Ekils731/
Akels731/
Eccls730/
Jickells7186/
Eachells7184/
Jeickles716/
Echelles712/
Ekelless711/
Eichells710/
Eccles6716,691/
Ackles671,093/
Okkels67380/
Eakles67146/
Equels6798/
Ickles6748/
Aikels6733/
Ekless6723/
Hakels6720/
Jikels678/
Hecles676/
Gecils675/
Eclhes674/
Ockles673/
Eacles672/
Etkles671/
Ecless671/
Eicles671/
Eekelz671/
Jäkels671/
Escles671/
Yecles671/
Eecles670/
Eikles670/
Akeels670/
Eclles670/
Jecles670/
Eucles670/
Jeucls670/

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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 Eckels
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